Abstract
Background. Perfusion imaging during or soon after pain has been shown to provide diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with suspected angina. Measurement of troponin I (TnI) and troponin T (TnT) provides similar information but only several hours after onset of pain. The role of inflammatory markers in this setting is less clear. Methods and Results. We prospectively studied 80 nonconsecutive patients using gated technetium 99m sestamibi single photon emission computed tomography (MIBI), TnT, TnI, C-reactive protein, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor α. Of these patients, 50 (63%) had abnormal MIBI, 13 (17%) had elevated TnT, 17 (21%) had elevated TnI, and C-reactive protein, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor α were raised in 46 (58%), 14 (18%), and 29 (37%), respectively. Myocardial infarction was the presenting event in 13 patients (16%), and 23 (34%) of those without index myocardial infarction sustained a cardiovascular event during follow-up. MIBI, TnT, TnI, and electrocardiogram all had similar negative predictive values for index myocardial infarction (97%, 97%, 95%, and 97%, respectively). However, only MIBI had a high negative predictive value for the prediction of subsequent events during follow-up (86%). TnT and MIBI were the only independent predictors of all events. Inflammatory markers provided no useful additional prognostic information. Conclusions. The combination of TnT and MIBI is the best model for early prediction of cardiac events in patients with acute chest pain. (J Nucl Cardiol 2002;9:491-9)
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