Comparison of the clinical chemistry score to other biomarker algorithms for rapid rule-out of acute myocardial infarction and risk stratification in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome

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BACKGROUND: The clinical chemistry score (CCS) comprising high-sensitivity cardiac troponins (hs-cTn), glucose and estimated glomerular filtration rate has been previously validated with superior accuracy for detection and risk stratification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to hs-cTn alone.

METHODS: The CCS was compared to other biomarker-based algorithms for rapid rule-out and prognostication of AMI including the hs-cTnT limit-of-blank (LOB, <3 ng/L) or limit-of-detection (LOD, <5 ng/L) and a dual marker strategy (DMS) (copeptin <10 pmol/L and hs-cTnT ≤14 ng/L) in 1506 emergency department (ED) patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome. Negative predictive values (NPV) and sensitivities for AMI rule-out, and 12-month combined endpoint rates encompassing mortality, myocardial re-infarction, as well as stroke were assessed.

RESULTS: NPVs of 100% (95% CI: 98.3-100%) were observed for CCS = 0, hs-cTnT LoB and hs-cTnT LoD with rule-out efficacies of 11.1%, 7.6% and 18.3% as well as specificities of 13.0% (95% CI: 9.9-16.6%), 8.8% (95% CI: 7.3-10.5%) and 21.4% (95% CI: 19.2-23.8%), respectively. A CCS ≤ 1 achieved a rule-out in 32.2% of all patients with a NPV of 99.6% (95% CI: 98.4-99.9%) and specificity of 37.4% (95% CI: 34.2-40.5%) compared to a rule-out efficacy of 51.2%, NPV of 99.0 (95% CI: 98.0-99.5) and specificity of 59.7% (95% CI: 57.0-62.4%) for the DMS. Rates of the combined end-point of death/AMI within 30 days ranged between 0.0% and 0.7% for all fast-rule-out protocols.

CONCLUSIONS: The CCS ensures reliable AMI rule-out with low short and long-term outcome rates for a specific ED patient subset. However, compared to a single or dual biomarker strategy, the CCS displays reduced efficacy and specificity, limiting its clinical utility.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:400

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International journal of cardiology - 400(2024) vom: 01. März, Seite 131815

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yildirim, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Salbach, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Reich, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Milles, Barbara Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Biener, Moritz [VerfasserIn]
Frey, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Giannitsis, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Mueller-Hennessen, Matthias [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute coronary syndrome
Biomarkers
Cardiac troponin
Clinical chemistry score
Comparative Study
Copeptin
Emergency department
High-sensitivity
Journal Article
Troponin T

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Date Completed 20.02.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131815

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NLM367689081