Open AccessAssociation of Troponin T Detected With a Highly Sensitive Assay and Cardiac Structure and Mortality Risk in the General Population
Author(s) -
James A. de Lemos,
Mark H. Drazner,
Torbjørn Omland,
Colby Ayers,
Amit Khera,
Anand Rohatgi,
Ibrahim A. Hashim,
Jarett D. Berry,
Sandeep R. Das,
David A. Morrow,
Darren K. McGuire
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2010.1768
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , troponin complex , population , confidence interval , cardiology , cohort , cohort study , context (archaeology) , troponin , myocardial infarction , environmental health , paleontology , biology
Detectable levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) are strongly associated with structural heart disease and increased risk of death and adverse cardiovascular events; however, cTnT is rarely detectable in the general population using standard assays.
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