IMR Press / RCM / Volume 25 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2501024
Open Access Original Research
The Association between Troponin-I Clearance after the Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients
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1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, 61469 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 61469 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence: bbukkuk@hanmail.net (Byung Kook Lee)
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2024, 25(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2501024
Submitted: 25 June 2023 | Revised: 30 August 2023 | Accepted: 7 September 2023 | Published: 15 January 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Elevated levels of troponin-I (TnI) are common in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. However, studies evaluating the prognostic value of TnI clearance in OHCA patients are lacking. We aimed to examine how TnI clearance (TnI-C) differed according to the neurological outcome group and mortality group at 6 months. Methods: This retrospective observational study involved adults (18 years) who were treated for an OHCA between January 2019 and December 2022. The TnI-Cs were calculated for days 1 to 2 (TnI-C1st) and 2 to 3 (TnI-C2nd) after the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The primary outcome was a poor neurological outcome at 6 months, defined by cerebral performance categories 3, 4, and 5. The secondary outcome was 6-month mortality. Results: A total of 227 patients were included. A poor neurological outcome and mortality at 6-months were reported in 150 (66.1%) and 118 (52.0%) patients, respectively. The TnI-C1st was significantly lower in patients with a poor outcome compared with good outcome patients (neurological outcome at 6 months, 54.4% vs. 42.3%; 6-month mortality, 52.1% vs. 42.7%, respectively). In the multivariable analyses, a TnI-C1st <50% was associated with a poor neurological outcome (odds ratio [OR] 2.078, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.080–3.995, p = 0.028) and mortality (OR 2.131, 95% CI 1.114–4.078, p = 0.022) at 6 months. Conclusions: After ROSC, TnI-C1st <50% was associated with a poor neurological outcome and mortality at 6 months in OHCA patients.

Keywords
troponin
cardiac arrest
prognosis
clearance
Funding
BCRI-23087/Chonnam National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute
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