Minor Troponin Elevations in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Tropo-AF)

University of Turku

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Myocardial Ischemia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03683836

T125/2016

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims at identifying the etiology of troponin-T elevations in patients with atrial fibrillation visiting the emergency department.

Full description

The aim of this study is to identify the factors associated with minor cardiac troponin-T elevations in patients presenting in emergency department (ED) with atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis , and the possible implications it has on the patients prognosis. Data on 3394 patients from the Turku university hospital catchment area with diagnosis of AF on admission to ED and minor troponin-T elevation were analyzed. Patients were classified into three groups according to the troponin-T value: troponin <15ng/l, 15-50ng/l and 51-100ng/l. Individual patient records were reviewed.

Enrollment: 3,394 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• two troponin T tests within 72 hours of ED admission
• Prior diagnosis of AF or AF at admission

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years

Trial design

3,394 participants in 1 patient group

Study Group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: No intervention