Sentences with phrase «troponin t levels»

Prediction of short - and long - term outcomes by troponin T levels in low - risk patients evaluated for acute coronary syndromes

By contrast, patients with peak troponin T levels between 20 and 64 ng / L had three - times the risk of death within 30 days than patients with lower troponin T measurements as well as a 3 percent absolute risk of 30 - day mortality.

In patients whose troponin T levels were measured both before and after surgery, only 13.8 percent experienced peak levels before their procedure, suggesting that taking a baseline measurement is important to rule out a false indication of injury during or after surgery, Devereaux said.

The prospective cohort study met both its primary endpoints: to determine the association between troponin T levels measured by a high - sensitivity troponin T assay and the risk of death within a month of non-cardiac surgery, and to identify diagnostic criteria for myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery that defines whether or not serious injury to the heart has occurred.

Devereaux said this meant they could not clearly distinguish between patients with high pre-operative troponin T levels who developed ischemic injuries and those whose injuries were associated with high post-operative levels of troponin T.

The researchers have begun an international randomized controlled trial testing whether starting an anticoagulant based on troponin T levels after non-cardiac surgery can help prevent these post-operative cardiovascular deaths.

Using data from the blood assays, the researchers determined that patients with peak troponin T levels less than 5 ng / L had only a 0.1 percent risk of death within 30 days.

Not exact matches

Examples of biomarkers commonly used in medicine today include cardiac troponin T for heart attacks and PSA levels in prostate cancer.