Cardiac troponin elevation and mortality in takotsubo syndrome: New insights from the international takotsubo registry.

myocardial injury risk prediction takotsubo syndrome troponin

Journal

European journal of clinical investigation
ISSN: 1365-2362
Titre abrégé: Eur J Clin Invest
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0245331

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 03 01 2024
accepted: 25 05 2024
medline: 14 10 2024
pubmed: 14 10 2024
entrez: 14 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The clinical relevance of cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation in takotsubo syndrome (TTS) remains uncertain. The present study sought to investigate the role of cardiac troponin (cTn) elevations in mortality prediction of patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Patients enrolled in the International Takotsubo (InterTAK) Registry from January 2011 to February 2020 with available data on peak cTn levels were included in the analysis. Peak cTn levels during the index hospitalization were used to define clinically relevant myocardial injury. The threshold at which clinically relevant myocardial injury drives mortality at 1 year was identified using restricted cubic spline analysis. Out of 2'938 patients, 222 (7.6%) patients died during 1-year follow-up. A more than 28.8-fold increase of cTn above the upper reference limit was identified as threshold for clinically relevant myocardial injury. The presence of clinically relevant myocardial injury was significantly associated with an increased risk of mortality at 5 years (adjusted HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.18-2.12, p =.002). Clinically relevant myocardial injury was related to an increased 5-year mortality risk in patients with apical TTS (adjusted HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.21-2.03, p =.001), in presence of physical stressors (adjusted HR 1.60, 95% CI 1.22-2.11, p =.001), and in absence of emotional stressors (adjusted HR 1.49, 95% CI, 1.17-1.89, p =.001). This study for the first time determined a troponin threshold for the identification of TTS patients at excess risk of mortality. These findings advance risk stratification in TTS and assist in identifying patients in need for close monitoring and follow-up.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The clinical relevance of cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation in takotsubo syndrome (TTS) remains uncertain. The present study sought to investigate the role of cardiac troponin (cTn) elevations in mortality prediction of patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
METHODS METHODS
Patients enrolled in the International Takotsubo (InterTAK) Registry from January 2011 to February 2020 with available data on peak cTn levels were included in the analysis. Peak cTn levels during the index hospitalization were used to define clinically relevant myocardial injury. The threshold at which clinically relevant myocardial injury drives mortality at 1 year was identified using restricted cubic spline analysis.
RESULTS RESULTS
Out of 2'938 patients, 222 (7.6%) patients died during 1-year follow-up. A more than 28.8-fold increase of cTn above the upper reference limit was identified as threshold for clinically relevant myocardial injury. The presence of clinically relevant myocardial injury was significantly associated with an increased risk of mortality at 5 years (adjusted HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.18-2.12, p =.002). Clinically relevant myocardial injury was related to an increased 5-year mortality risk in patients with apical TTS (adjusted HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.21-2.03, p =.001), in presence of physical stressors (adjusted HR 1.60, 95% CI 1.22-2.11, p =.001), and in absence of emotional stressors (adjusted HR 1.49, 95% CI, 1.17-1.89, p =.001).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
This study for the first time determined a troponin threshold for the identification of TTS patients at excess risk of mortality. These findings advance risk stratification in TTS and assist in identifying patients in need for close monitoring and follow-up.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39397275
doi: 10.1111/eci.14317
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

e14317

Subventions

Organisme : Abbott Vascular
Organisme : Biotronik
Organisme : Iten-Kohaut Foundation
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Organisme : Medtronic Foundation
Organisme : MicroPort
Organisme : SMT
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Organisme : Biss Davies Charitable Trust
Organisme : Edwards Lifesciences
Organisme : Schnell Medical
Organisme : Boston Scientific Corporation
Organisme : swiss national foundation
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Informations de copyright

© 2024 Stichting European Society for Clinical Investigation Journal Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Barbara E Stähli (BE)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Matthias Schindler (M)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Victor Schweiger (V)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

Victoria L Cammann (VL)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Konrad A Szawan (KA)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

David Niederseer (D)

Hochgebirgsklinik, Medicine Campus Davos, Davos, Switzerland.
Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Medicine Campus Davos, Davos, Switzerland.
Center of Translational and Experimental Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Michael Würdinger (M)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Alexander Schönberger (A)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Maximilian Schönberger (M)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Iva Koleva (I)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Julien C Mercier (JC)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Vanya Petkova (V)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Silvia Mayer (S)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Rodolfo Citro (R)

Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Division of Clinical Cardiology Research Responsible Hospital, Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.

Carmine Vecchione (C)

Heart Department, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno, Italy.
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

Eduardo Bossone (E)

Division of Cardiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.

Sebastiano Gili (S)

Centro cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

Michael Neuhaus (M)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

Jennifer Franke (J)

Department of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Benjamin Meder (B)

Department of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Miłosz Jaguszewski (M)

First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.

Michel Noutsias (M)

Mid-German Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.

Maike Knorr (M)

Center for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Thomas Jansen (T)

Center for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo (F)

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Wolfgang Dichtl (W)

University Hospital for Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Dirk von Lewinski (D)

Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Christof Burgdorf (C)

Heart and Vascular Centre Bad Bevensen, Bad Bevensen, Germany.

Behrouz Kherad (B)

Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

Carsten Tschöpe (C)

Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

Annahita Sarcon (A)

Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Jerold Shinbane (J)

University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Lawrence Rajan (L)

TJ Health Partners Heart and Vascular, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA.

Guido Michels (G)

Klinik für Akut- und Notfallmedizin, St.-Antonius-Hospital gGmbH, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der RWTH Aachen, Eschweiler, Germany.

Roman Pfister (R)

Department of Internal Medicine III, Heart Center University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Alessandro Cuneo (A)

Krankenhaus "Maria Hilf" Medizinische Klinik, Stadtlohn, Germany.

Claudius Jacobshagen (C)

Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Vincentius-Diakonissen Hospital, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Mahir Karakas (M)

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany.

Wolfgang Koenig (W)

Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.

Alexander Pott (A)

Department of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology, University of Ulm, Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.

Philippe Meyer (P)

Service de Cardiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.

Marco Roffi (M)

Service de Cardiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.

Adrian Banning (A)

Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.

Mathias Wolfrum (M)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Florim Cuculi (F)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Richard Kobza (R)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Thomas A Fischer (TA)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Tuija Vasankari (T)

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

K E Juhani Airaksinen (KEJ)

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

L Christian Napp (LC)

Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Rafal Dworakowski (R)

Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Philip MacCarthy (P)

Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Christoph Kaiser (C)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Stefan Osswald (S)

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Leonarda Galiuto (L)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Christina Chan (C)

Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Paul Bridgman (P)

Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Daniel Beug (D)

Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Clément Delmas (C)

Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France.

Olivier Lairez (O)

Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France.

Ekaterina Gilyarova (E)

Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital # 1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.

Alexandra Shilova (A)

Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital # 1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.

Mikhail Gilyarov (M)

Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital # 1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.

Ibrahim El-Battrawy (I)

First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.

Ibrahim Akin (I)

First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.

Karolina Poledniková (K)

Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.

Petr Toušek (P)

Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.

David E Winchester (DE)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Michael Massoomi (M)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Jan Galuszka (J)

Department of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Christian Ukena (C)

Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Gregor Poglajen (G)

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Center, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Pedro Carrilho-Ferreira (P)

Santa Maria University Hospital, CHULN, Center of Cardiology of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisboa, Portugal.

Christian Hauck (C)

Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Carla Paolini (C)

Local Health Unit n.8, Cardiology Unit, Vicenza, Italy.

Claudio Bilato (C)

Local Health Unit n.8, Cardiology Unit, Vicenza, Italy.

Yoshio Kobayashi (Y)

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.

Ken Kato (K)

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.

Iwao Ishibashi (I)

Department of Cardiology, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.

Toshiharu Himi (T)

Division of Cardiology, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Kisarazu, Japan.

Jehangir Din (J)

Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.

Ali Al-Shammari (A)

Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.

Abhiram Prasad (A)

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Charanjit S Rihal (CS)

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Kan Liu (K)

Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

P Christian Schulze (PC)

Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany.

Matteo Bianco (M)

Division of Cardiology, A.O.U San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Turin, Italy.

Lucas Jörg (L)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Hans Rickli (H)

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Gonçalo Pestana (G)

Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, E.P.E., Porto, Portugal.

Thanh H Nguyen (TH)

Department of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Michael Böhm (M)

Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Lars S Maier (LS)

Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Fausto J Pinto (FJ)

Santa Maria University Hospital, CHULN, Center of Cardiology of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisboa, Portugal.

Petr Widimský (P)

Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.

Stephan B Felix (SB)

Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Ruediger C Braun-Dullaeus (RC)

Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Angiology, Magdeburg University, Magdeburg, Germany.

Wolfgang Rottbauer (W)

Department of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology, University of Ulm, Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.

Gerd Hasenfuß (G)

Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

Burkert M Pieske (BM)

Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.

Heribert Schunkert (H)

Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.

Monika Budnik (M)

Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Grzegorz Opolski (G)

Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Holger Thiele (H)

Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig - University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.

Johann Bauersachs (J)

Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

John D Horowitz (JD)

Department of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Carlo Di Mario (C)

Structural Interventional Cardiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

William Kong (W)

Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.

Mayank Dalakoti (M)

Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.

Yoichi Imori (Y)

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

Luca Liberale (L)

First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy.

Fabrizio Montecucco (F)

First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy.

Thomas Münzel (T)

Center for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Filippo Crea (F)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Thomas F Lüscher (TF)

Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Trust and Imperial College, London, UK.

Jeroen J Bax (JJ)

Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Frank Ruschitzka (F)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Jelena R Ghadri (JR)

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Davide Di Vece (D)

Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Christian Templin (C)

Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany.
DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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