BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently associated with right ventricular loading and pulmonary hypertension. We aimed to evaluate a possible association between cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and adverse events in hospitalised patients with acute exacerbation of COPD . METHODS: Retrospective cohort study, with analysis of admissions for acute exacerbation of COPD , with cTnI obtained in the first 48 hours of admission. A positive cTnI test was defined as 0.012 ng/ml or higher (99th percentile). Baseline and peak troponin I levels were taken as independent variables, and outcome variables included length of hospital stay, complications during hospitalisation, and in-hospital and extra-hospital mortality (evaluated 18 months post-discharge). RESULTS: Data concerned 173 patients (105 male, 68 female), with a median age of 77 years (interquartile range of 11 years). The median baseline cTnI was 0.030 ng/ml (n=173), and the median peak cTnI was 0.040 ng/ml (n=173; absolute peak value of 1.260 ng/ml). Nearly 70% of cases had a positive cTnI at admission. Both baseline and peak cTnI correlated significantly with the need for noninvasive ventilatory support. We were not able to find significant differences in in-hospital survival associated with the two troponin groups, but overall 18-month survival was significantly higher among patients with lower values of baseline and peak cTnI. CONCLUSIONS: In patients hospitalised for acute COPD exacerbations, elevated baseline and peak cTnI were associated with a greater need for noninvasive ventilatory support and were significant predictors of 18-month overall survival.
BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently associated with right ventricular loading and pulmonary hypertension. We aimed to evaluate a possible association between cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and adverse events in hospitalised patients with acute exacerbation of COPD . METHODS: Retrospective cohort study, with analysis of admissions for acute exacerbation of COPD , with cTnI obtained in the first 48 hours of admission. A positive cTnI test was defined as 0.012 ng/ml or higher (99th percentile). Baseline and peak troponin I levels were taken as independent variables, and outcome variables included length of hospital stay, complications during hospitalisation, and in-hospital and extra-hospital mortality (evaluated 18 months post-discharge). RESULTS: Data concerned 173 patients (105 male, 68 female), with a median age of 77 years (interquartile range of 11 years). The median baseline cTnI was 0.030 ng/ml (n=173), and the median peak cTnI was 0.040 ng/ml (n=173; absolute peak value of 1.260 ng/ml). Nearly 70% of cases had a positive cTnI at admission. Both baseline and peak cTnI correlated significantly with the need for noninvasive ventilatory support. We were not able to find significant differences in in-hospital survival associated with the two troponin groups, but overall 18-month survival was significantly higher among patients with lower values of baseline and peak cTnI. CONCLUSIONS: In patients hospitalised for acute COPD exacerbations, elevated baseline and peak cTnI were associated with a greater need for noninvasive ventilatory support and were significant predictors of 18-month overall survival.
Authors: C Echevarria; J Steer; K Heslop-Marshall; S C Stenton; P M Hickey; R Hughes; M Wijesinghe; R N Harrison; N Steen; A J Simpson; G J Gibson; S C Bourke Journal: Thorax Date: 2017-02-24 Impact factor: 9.139
Authors: Nathaniel M Hawkins; Amit Khosla; Sean A Virani; John J V McMurray; J Mark FitzGerald Journal: BMC Pulm Med Date: 2017-01-10 Impact factor: 3.317