Troponin Predicts Mortality in Inflammatory Arthritis High levels associated with all-cause and cardiovascular death

Inflammatory arthritis is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, and standard risk-prediction models underperform in these patients. "There's a recognition that we need to develop better ways of identifying inflammatory patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease," Skeoch said in presenting the results at the annual meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. Cardiac troponin is released from damaged myocardium, and is detectable in the circulation within hours of myocardial injury, she explained, calling the enzyme the cornerstone of diagnosis in acute coronary syndrome. Elevated levels of high-sensitivity troponin I (hs-TnI) were associated with excess mortality among patients with inflammatory arthritis, researchers reported here. https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/bsr/72632?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-05-02&eun=g721819d0r&pos=0&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-05-02&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days