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Evaluation of sex-specific 0-h high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T thresholds for the risk stratification of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

  • Ailun Zhang , Guorong Gu , Jing Zhu , Wenqi Shao , Jing Yang , Baishen Pan , Beili Wang ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Chenling Yao EMAIL logo und Wei Guo EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 17. April 2025
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Abstract

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate sex-specific 0-h high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) thresholds for risk stratification in patients with suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Methods

This retrospective study investigated a derivation cohort of 6,691 (44.4 % female and aged 65 (57–72) years) and a validation cohort of 6,589 (48.4 % female and aged 63 (50–71) years) patients with suspected NSTEMI who visited the emergency department. Uniform and sex-specific thresholds were derived and validated, and their performances were compared.

Results

In the derivation cohort, 11.3 % of males and 5.4 % of females were diagnosed with adjudicated NSTEMI. As male-specific thresholds, 0-h hs-cTnT <10 ng/L ruled out 30.1 % of patients with an NPV of 99.6 % [95 % CI (99.0–99.9 %)], and 0-h hs-cTnT ≥65 ng/L ruled in 12.3 % of patients with a PPV of 70.5 % [95 % CI (66.0–74.6 %)]. As female-specific thresholds, 0-h hs-cTnT <9 ng/L ruled out 39.2 % of patients with an NPV of 99.9 % [95 % CI (99.4–100.0 %)], and 0-h hs-cTnT ≥45 ng/L ruled in 6.7 % of patients with a PPV of 71.7 % [95 % CI (64.8–77.8 %)]. The validation cohort showed similar results. Sex-specific and uniform thresholds did not significantly affect rule-in performance, whereas sex-specific thresholds increased female sensitivity by 1 % (99.7 vs. 98.7 %). Patient follow-up did not change when sex-specific thresholds were applied.

Conclusions

Sex-specific 0-h hs-cTnT thresholds could slightly improve the safety in ruling out NSTEMI in females, but their role in terms of efficiency, rule-in performance and prognosis was similar to that of uniform thresholds.


Corresponding authors: Beili Wang, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China, E-mail: ; Chenling Yao, Department of Emergency Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China, E-mail: ; and Wei Guo, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiamen Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xiamen, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wusong Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Geriatric Medical Center, Shanghai, China, E-mail:
Ailun Zhang, Guorong Gu, Jing Zhu and Wenqi Shao contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

Funding source: the Shanghai Baoshan Medical Key Specialty

Award Identifier / Grant number: BSZK-2023-A18

Funding source: the key medical and health projects of Xiamen

Award Identifier / Grant number: YDZX20193502000002

Funding source: Specialized Fund for the clinical researches of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated Fudan University

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2018ZSLC05, 2020ZSLC46, 2020ZSLC54

Funding source: the Projects from Excellent backbone of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2021ZSGG08

Funding source: the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 81902139, 81972000, 82172348

Funding source: the constructing project of clinical key disciplines in Shanghai

Award Identifier / Grant number: shslczdzk03302

Funding source: the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

Award Identifier / Grant number: 21Y11902200, 21MC1930400

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the patients who participated in this research, the emergency department clinicians and the laboratory technicians of all participating sites for their valuable effort. The authors also deeply appreciate the support and coordination of Shanghai Huidr Information Technology Co., Ltd. in patient follow-up.

  1. Research ethics: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University (B2023-044R) for human studies.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.

  5. Conflict of interest: All authors state no conflict of interest.

  6. Research funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81902139, 81972000, 82172348), the constructing project of clinical key disciplines in Shanghai (shslczdzk03302), the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (21Y11902200; 21MC1930400), Specialized Fund for the clinical researches of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated Fudan University (2018ZSLC05, 2020ZSLC46, 2020ZSLC54), the key medical and health projects of Xiamen (YDZX20193502000002), the Projects from Excellent backbone of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (2021ZSGG08), and Shanghai Baoshan Medical Key Specialty(BSZK-2023-A18).

  7. Data availability: The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Supplementary Material

This article contains supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2024-1118).


Received: 2024-09-23
Accepted: 2025-03-04
Published Online: 2025-04-17
Published in Print: 2025-06-26

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