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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T increases after stress echocardiography

Eslam Samaha1, Jamie Brown1, Frank Brown1

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, 660 S. Euclid Ave., 63110 St. Louis, MO, United States.

Clinical Biochemistry
|December 4, 2018
PubMed

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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels commonly increase after exercise or dobutamine stress echocardiography, but these elevations do not indicate myocardial ischemia. Monitor hs-cTnT use within 6 hours post-stress testing.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Biomarkers
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

  • Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) and dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) are vital for detecting myocardial ischemia in coronary artery disease (CAD).
  • High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays offer enhanced detection of troponin levels.
  • Understanding hs-cTnT kinetics post-stress is crucial for accurate interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the kinetics of hs-cTnT following ESE and DSE.
  • To explore the association between hs-cTnT changes and inducible myocardial ischemia.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective enrollment of adult patients undergoing ESE/DSE.
  • Serial peripheral blood sampling before and up to 4-6 hours after stress testing.
  • Measurement of hs-cTnT using a Roche Diagnostics Elecsys 2010 analyzer.

Main Results:

  • 23% of patients had elevated baseline hs-cTnT (>14 ng/L).
  • 65% showed an hs-cTnT increase post-stress, peaking at 4-6 hours.
  • Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) induced greater hs-cTnT increases than exercise stress echocardiography (ESE).

Conclusions:

  • Elevated hs-cTnT is common before and after stress echocardiography.
  • Hs-cTnT increases post-stress are more pronounced with DSE than ESE.
  • Increases in hs-cTnT did not correlate with inducible myocardial ischemia, impacting clinical interpretation within 6 hours.
Abstract

Keywords:
Coronary artery diseaseHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponin TMyocardial ischemiaStress echocardiography

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