BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported the importance of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) or skin autofluorescence (AF) as a cardiovascular risk factor. However, little is known about the relationship between these two markers. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical impact of skin AF on hs-cTnT in hypertensive patients, from the perspective of primary prevention of cardiovascul...

BACKGROUND The prevalence and determinants of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) elevation in the general population are unknown, and the significance of minimally increased cTnT remains controversial. Our objective was to determine the prevalence and determinants of cTnT elevation in a large, representative sample of the general population. METHODS AND RESULTS cTnT was measured from stored plasma sam...

We determined the utility of single-point measurements of circulating cardiac troponin T (cTnT) for the noninvasive estimation of infarct size in 16 beagle dogs after left anterior descending artery (LAD) ligation. Pathoanatomical infarct sizes were determined by the triphenyltetrazolium chloride method and correlated with serum concentration changes of cTnT. Peak cTnT levels (14.10 +/- 4.71 mi...

BACKGROUND Limited data is available about the effects of hemodialysis sessions, coronary artery disease (CAD), and diabetes on serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). OBJECTIVES To test whether hemodialysis could be associated with an increase in cTnT concentration. To evaluate if coronary artery disease (CAD) or diabetes are associated with hi...

We compared cardiac troponin I (cTnI), using Access, Sanofi Pasteur, and cardiac troponin T (cTnT), using Elecsys, Boehringer Mannheim, in the first two routine blood samplings in a routine panel of cardiac markers for the biochemical diagnostic evaluation of patients with symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). No significant differences in the overall clinical performances of cTnI and ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate if acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is associated with myocardial injury, expressed as elevated high sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), and to identify determinants of hs-cTnT in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. DESIGN In a cross-sectional study, hs-cTnT in patients hospitalised for AECOPD was compared wit...

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis frequently have elevated serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels resulting in difficulty in diagnosing acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in these patients. We sought to determine whether: (i) cTnT concentrations were consistent over time; (ii) intradialytic changes in cTnT levels were due to haemoconcentration; (iii) baseline cTnT levels predicte...

Adult cardiac muscle normally expresses a single cardiac troponin T (cTnT). As a potential pathogenic mechanism for turkey dilated cardiomyopathy, the splice-out of a normally constitutive exon generates an additional low molecular weight cTnT with altered conformation and function. We further found that aberrant splicing of cTnT also occurs in several mammals correlating to dilated cardiomyopa...

BACKGROUND In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), treated with haemodialysis, a high overall mortality is observed. A previous study showed that cardiac troponin T (cTnT) is a strong independent predictor of outcome in this population. In this study we investigated possible causes of cTnT increase and its relationship with a marker of oxidative stress. METHODS In a group of 71 haemo...

BACKGROUND Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and cTnT measurements are used in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Together with troponin C (TnC), the cTnI and cTnT forms make up the ternary cTnT-cTnI-TnC (TIC) complex found within myocardium. Whether cTn occurs in the circulation after AMI as ternary TIC, binary cTnI-TnC (IC) complexes, or free troponin forms has not been thoroughly in...