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Trial reportEuropean heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care2022

Presentation cardiac troponin and early computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a pre-specified secondary analysis of the RAPID-CTCA trial.

Kang Ling Wang, Carl Roobottom, Jason E Smith, Steve Goodacre, Katherine Oatey, Rachel O'Brien, Robert F Storey, Nick Curzen, Liza Keating, Attila Kardos and 5 more

Open access · hybridAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Kang Ling WangCentre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8563-9089
Carl RoobottomDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5066-7645
Jason E SmithEmergency Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.
Steve GoodacreSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Katherine OateyEdinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Rachel O'BrienDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Robert F StoreyDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Nick CurzenFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9651-7829
Liza KeatingDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK.
Attila KardosTranslational Cardiovascular Research Group, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK.
Dirk FelmedenDepartment of Cardiology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK.
Praveen ThokalaSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Nicholas L MillsCentre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0533-7991
David E NewbyCentre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
Alasdair J GrayDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
University of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GBEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · GBMilton Keynes Hospital · GBNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · GBTorbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation CH/F/21/90010British Heart Foundation RE/18/5/34216British Heart Foundation RG/20/10/34966National Institute for HealthUK National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment ProgrammeWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo evaluate the potential associations between presentation cardiac troponin and the clinical impact of early computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in intermediate-risk patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. METHODS AND

resultsIn a large multicentre randomized controlled trial of patients with intermediate-risk chest pain due to suspected acute coronary syndrome, early CTCA had no effect on the primary outcome-death or subsequent Type 1 or 4b myocardial infarction-but reduced the rate of invasive coronary angiography. In this pre-specified secondary analysis, cardiovascular testing and clinical outcomes were compared between those with or without cardiac troponin elevation at presentation. Of 1748 patients, 1004 (57%) had an elevated cardiac troponin concentration and 744 (43%) had a normal concentration. Patients with cardiac troponin elevation had a higher Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events score (132 vs. 91; P < 0.001) and were more likely to have obstructive coronary artery disease (59 vs. 33%; P < 0.001), non-invasive (72 vs. 52%; P < 0.001) and invasive (72 vs. 38%; P < 0.001) testing, coronary revascularization (47 vs. 15%; P < 0.001), and the primary outcome (8 vs. 3%; P = 0.007) at 1 year. However, there was no evidence that presentation cardiac troponin was associated with the relative effects of early CTCA on rates of non-invasive (Pinteraction = 0.33) and invasive (Pinteraction = 0.99) testing, coronary revascularization (Pinteraction = 0.57), or the primary outcome (Pinteraction = 0.41).

conclusionPresentation cardiac troponin had no demonstrable associations between the effects of early CTCA on reductions in non-invasive and invasive testing, or the lack of effect on coronary revascularization or the primary outcome in intermediate-risk patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

Indexed as

Acute Coronary SyndromeCoronary Artery DiseaseComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyHumansTroponinTroponinAcute coronary syndromeCardiac troponinComputed tomography coronary angiographyNon-invasive testing

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PMID35642464
PMCPMC9302931
OpenAlexW4281757192

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