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Lee N, Cho JY, Kim KH, Kim HY, Cho HJ, Lee HY, Jeon ES, Kim JJ, Cho MC, Chae SC, Baek SH, Kang SM, Choi DJ, Yoo BS, Oh BH. Impact of Cardiac Troponin Elevation on Mortality of Patients with Acute Heart Failure: Insights from the Korea Acute Heart Failure (KorAHF) Registry. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11102800. [PMID: 35628925 PMCID: PMC9145996 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
We aimed to conduct the largest study evaluating the impact of cardiac troponin (TnI) status on mid- and long-term mortality in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF) as compared between patients with ischemic (IHF) vs. non-ischemic heart failure (non-IHF). Among 5625 patients from the Korea Acute Heart Failure (KorAHF) registry, 4396 eligible patients with TnI measurement were analyzed. The patients were included on admission with the diagnosis of AHF, and TnI level was measured on the day of admission. A TnI value of <0.05 ng/mL was considered normal. The patients were divided into four groups according to the etiology of heart failure and the status of TnI: non-IHF with normal TnI (n = 1009) vs. non-IHF with elevated TnI (n = 1665) vs. IHF with normal TnI (n = 258) vs. IHF with elevated TnI (n = 1464). The primary outcome was death from all causes according to the etiology (non-IHF vs. IHF) and TnI elevation during the entire follow-up period of 784 days (IQR 446−1116). Elevation of TnI was observed in 71.2% of all patients with AHF. Patients with IHF had higher all-cause mortality compared to those with non-IHF. Elevated TnI was associated with higher 90-day and post-90-day mortality in the non-IHF group. IHF as compared to non-IHF and elevation of TnI were independent predictors of mortality also in the adjustment analysis. In the IHF group, however, elevated TnI had a higher mortality with only 90-day follow-up (18.6% vs. 25.9%, log-rank p < 0.001), not in the post-90-day follow-up (31.1% vs. 32.5%, log-rank p = 0.799). In conclusion, elevated TnI in patients with heart failure is associated with increased all-cause mortality regardless of the etiology of HF. Elevation of TnI was associated to a higher post-90 day mortality in patients with non-IHF but not in patients with IHF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nuri Lee
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun 58128, Korea;
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-62-220-6266; Fax: +82-62-223-3105
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea; (H.-J.C.); (H.-Y.L.); (B.-H.O.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea; (H.-J.C.); (H.-Y.L.); (B.-H.O.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul 16419, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu 37224, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea; (H.-J.C.); (H.-Y.L.); (B.-H.O.)
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