TY - JOUR AU - Jansen, Henning AU - Jaensch, Andrea AU - Schöttker, Ben AU - Dallmeier, Dhayana AU - Schmucker, Roman AU - Brenner, Hermann AU - Koenig, Wolfgang AU - Rothenbacher, Dietrich TI - Repeat Measurements of High Sensitivity Troponins for the Prediction of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Established Coronary Heart Disease: An Analysis From the KAROLA Study. JO - Journal of the American Heart Association VL - 8 IS - 12 SN - 2047-9980 CY - New York, NY PB - Association M1 - DKFZ-2019-01571 SP - e011882 PY - 2019 AB - Background High-sensitivity cardiac troponins T and I (hs- cTnT and hs- cTnI ) are established biomarkers for myocardial injury and used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. However, whether repeat measurements improve prediction of recurrent cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) events in patients with stable coronary heart disease ( CHD ) after adjustment for several other novel biomarkers remains unclear. Methods and Results We measured both troponins in 873 coronary heart disease patients from the KAROLA (Langzeiterfolge der Kardiologischen Anschlussheilbehandlung) study about 9 weeks after their initial acute event (baseline) and after 12 months, followed them for 12 years, assessed a combined CVD end point, and adjusted for several risk factors. As we found evidence for effect modification, results were stratified according to presence of myocardial infarction at baseline. During follow-up, 186 fatal and non-fatal CVD events occurred. Both baseline and 12-months troponin concentrations were significantly associated with CVD events in patients without myocardial infarction at baseline; in tendency 12 months of troponin showed stronger hazard ratios (hs- cTnT : hazard ratios 1.91 (95 LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:31189389 DO - DOI:10.1161/JAHA.118.011882 UR - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/144020 ER -