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Abstract |
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
Background: In clinical work, patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) often have high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels that surpass the 99th percentile of the normal reference population, a cutoff used to screen patients for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, a large proportion of these patients prove not to have AMI and are frequently misdiagnosed and overtreated. We analyzed whether the cutoff value of hs-cTnT for diagnosing AMI in AECOPD patients should be adjusted. |