Clinical Utility and Prognostic Significance of Measuring Troponin I Levels in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Room With Atrial Fibrillation

ConclusionsTroponin levels are routinely checked in a majority of patients presenting to the emergency department with AF. Even mildly elevated TnI is associated with a greater incidence of coronary artery disease on diagnostic testing and a higher 1‐year incidence of MI.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - April 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kamal Gupta, Jayasree Pillarisetti, Mazda Biria, Micah Pescetto, Tareq M. Abu‐Salah, Chandra Annapureddy, Kay Ryschon, Buddhadeb Dawn, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research