• American heart journal · May 2003

    Clinical usefulness and prognostic value of elevated cardiac troponin I levels in acute pulmonary embolism.

    • Nirav J Mehta, Ketan Jani, and Ijaz A Khan.
    • Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Neb, USA.
    • Am. Heart J. 2003 May 1;145(5):821-5.

    BackgroundRight ventricular myocardial ischemia and injury contribute to right ventricular dysfunction and failure during acute pulmonary embolism. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the assessment of right ventricular involvement and short-term prognosis in acute pulmonary embolismMethodsThirty-eight patients with acute pulmonary embolism were included in the study. Clinical characteristics, right ventricular involvement, and clinical outcome were compared in patients with elevated levels of serum cTnI versus patients with normal levels of serum cTnI.ResultsAmong the study population (n = 38 patients), 18 patients (47%) had elevated cTnI levels (mean +/- SD 1.6 +/- 0.7 ng/mL, range 0.7-3.7 ng/mL, median, 1.4 ng/mL), and comprised the cTnI-positive group. In the other 20 patients, the serum cTnI levels were normal (< or =0.4 ng/mL), and they comprised the cTnI-negative group. In the cTnI-positive group (n = 18 patients), 12 patients (67%) had right ventricular dilatation/hypokinesia, compared with 3 patients (15%) in the cTnI-negative group (n = 20 patients, P =.004). Right ventricular systolic pressure was significantly higher in the cTnI-positive group (51 +/- 8 mm Hg vs 40 +/- 9 mm Hg, P =.002). Cardiogenic shock developed in a significantly higher number of patients with elevated serum cTnI levels (33% vs 5%, P =.01). In patients with elevated cTnI levels, the odds ratio for development of cardiogenic shock was 8.8 (95% CI 2.5-21).ConclusionsPatients with acute pulmonary embolism with elevated serum cTnI levels are at a higher risk for the development of right ventricular dysfunction and cardiogenic shock. Serum cTnI has a role in risk stratification and short-term prognostication in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

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