Presence of Cardiac Troponin I in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD
U. T. Mane *
Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
Rahul S. Patil
Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
A. T. Pardesi
Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
Anil Bhattad
Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
Vaibhav Agarwal
Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently associated with right ventricular loading and pulmonary hypertension. We aimed to evaluate a possible association between cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and adverse events in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of COPD. 120 Patients with acute exacerbation of COPD were studied between 18 months (October 2014 to March 2016). A Male preponderance was found with M: F ratio being 3:2. 35% were current smokers. In hospital mortality in group 1 was 14.3% and in group 2 was 1.9%. Thus cardiac troponin I can be taken as a marker to identify high risk patients during acute exacerbation of COPD.
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, troponin I, acute exacerbation.