Novel Criteria for the Observe-Zone of the ESC 0/1h-hs-cTnT Algorithm

BACKGROUND: The non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommend a 3h cardiac troponin determination in patients triaged to the observe-zone of the ESC 0/1h-algorithm; however, no specific cutoff for further triage is endorsed. Recently, a specific cutoff for 0/3h high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) change (7 ng/L) was proposed, warranting external validation.

METHODS: Patients presenting with acute chest discomfort to the emergency department were prospectively enrolled into an international multicenter diagnostic study. Final diagnoses were centrally adjudicated by 2 independent cardiologists applying the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction, on the basis of complete cardiac workup, cardiac imaging, and serial hs-cTnT. Hs-cTnT concentrations were measured at presentation, after 1 hour, and after 3 hours. The objective was to externally validate the proposed cutoff, and if necessary, derive and internally as well as externally validate novel 0/3h-criteria for the observe-zone of the ESC 0/1h-hs-cTnT-algorithm in an independent multicenter cohort.

RESULTS: Among 2076 eligible patients, application of the ESC 0/1h-hs-cTnT-algorithm triaged 1512 patients (72.8%) to either rule out or rule in NSTEMI, leaving 564 patients (27.2%) in the observe-zone (adjudicated NSTEMI prevalence, 120/564 patients, 21.3%). The suggested 0/3h-hs-cTnT-change of <7 ng/L triaged 517 patients (91.7%) toward rule-out, resulting in a sensitivity of 33.3% (95% CI, 25.5-42.2), missing 80 patients with NSTEMI, and ≥7 ng/L triaged 47 patients toward rule-in (8.3%), resulting in a specificity of 98.4% (95% CI, 96.8-99.2). Novel derived 0/3h-criteria for the observe-zone patients ruled out NSTEMI with a 3h hs-cTnT concentration <15 ng/L and a 0/3h-hs-cTnT absolute change <4 ng/L, triaging 138 patients (25%) toward rule-out, resulting in a sensitivity of 99.2% (95% CI, 96.0-99.9), missing 1 patient with NSTEMI. A 0/3h-hs-cTnT absolute change ≥6 ng/L triaged 63 patients (11.2%) toward rule-in, resulting in a specificity of 98% (95% CI, 96.2-98.9) Thereby, the novel 0/3h-criteria reduced the number of patients in the observe zone by 36%s and the number of type 1 myocardial infarction by 50%. Findings were confirmed in both internal and external validation.

CONCLUSIONS: A combination of a 3h-hs-cTnT concentration (<15 ng/L) and a 0/3h absolute change (<4 ng/L) is necessary to safely rule out NSTEMI in patients remaining in the observe-zone of the ESC 0/1h-hs-cTnT-algorithm. Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00470587.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Circulation. 2021 Dec 7;144(23):e488. - PMID 34871114

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:144

Enthalten in:

Circulation - 144(2021), 10 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 773-787

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lopez-Ayala, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Nestelberger, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Boeddinghaus, Jasper [VerfasserIn]
Koechlin, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Ratmann, Paul David [VerfasserIn]
Strebel, Ivo [VerfasserIn]
Gehrke, Juliane [VerfasserIn]
Meier, Severin [VerfasserIn]
Walter, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Rubini Gimenez, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Mutschler, Eugenio [VerfasserIn]
Miró, Òscar [VerfasserIn]
López-Barbeito, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Sánchez, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Adrada, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Keller, Dagmar I [VerfasserIn]
Newby, L Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Twerenbold, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Giannitsis, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Lindahl, Bertil [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Christian [VerfasserIn]
APACE and TRAPID-AMI Investigators† [VerfasserIn]
Zimmermann, Tobias [Sonstige Person]
Schoepfer, Hadrien [Sonstige Person]
Coscia, Tania [Sonstige Person]
Troester, Valentina [Sonstige Person]
Reichlin, Tobias [Sonstige Person]
Kaeslin, Marina [Sonstige Person]
Christ, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Meier, Mario [Sonstige Person]
Badertscher, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Puelacher, Christian [Sonstige Person]
du Fay de Lavallaz, Jeanne [Sonstige Person]
Potlukova, Eliska [Sonstige Person]
Kawecki, Damian [Sonstige Person]
Geigy, Nicolas [Sonstige Person]
Rentsch, Katharina [Sonstige Person]
Shrestha, Samyut [Sonstige Person]
Morawiec, Beata [Sonstige Person]
Munzk, Piotr [Sonstige Person]
Breidthardt, Tobias [Sonstige Person]
Freese, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Martinez-Nadal, Gemma [Sonstige Person]
Fuenzalida, Carolina [Sonstige Person]
Calderón, Sofia [Sonstige Person]
Rodriguez Adrada, Esther [Sonstige Person]
Ganovská, Eva [Sonstige Person]
Parenica, Jiri [Sonstige Person]
von Eckardstein, Arnold [Sonstige Person]
Campodarve, Isabel [Sonstige Person]
Gea, Joachim [Sonstige Person]
Mccord, James [Sonstige Person]
Nowak, Richard [Sonstige Person]
Body, Richard [Sonstige Person]
deFilippi, Christopher R [Sonstige Person]
Christenson, Robert H [Sonstige Person]
Panteghini, Mauro [Sonstige Person]
Plebani, Mario [Sonstige Person]
Verschuren, Franck [Sonstige Person]
French, John [Sonstige Person]
Weiser, Silvia [Sonstige Person]
Jernberg, Tomas [Sonstige Person]
Alquezar-Arbe, Aitor [Sonstige Person]
Ordonez-Llanos, Jordi [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Algorithms
Biomarkers
Journal Article
Myocardial infarction
NSTEMI
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Triage
Troponin
Troponin T

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Date Completed 29.12.2021

Date Revised 29.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00470587

ErratumIn: Circulation. 2021 Dec 7;144(23):e488. - PMID 34871114

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.052982

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329200844