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Serial versus single troponin measurements for the prediction of cardiovascular events and mortality in stable chronic haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Mavrakanas Thomas A,
Sniderman Allan D,
Barré Paul E,
Alam Ahsan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/nep.12945
Subject(s) - medicine , troponin , cardiology , dialysis , troponin i , troponin t , myocardial infarction
Summary at a Glance This study examined the variability of pre‐dialysis troponin values to predict cardiovascular events in 128 HD patients. Most stable HD patients do not have elevated troponins at baseline. However, elevated or fluctuating levels are associated with a worse outcome. Serial troponin measurement has greater sensitivity and higher‐negative predictive power compared with a single troponin measurement.