Direct Comparison of Cardiac Troponin T and I using a Uniform and a Sex-specific Approach in the Detection of Functionally Relevant Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death and morbidity in developed countries, resulting in substantial healthcare costs. The early detection of this disease and identification of patients at risk for myocardial infarction has enormous medical and economic value. The introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays has revolutionized early diagnosis of myocardial infarction, but what about their use for identifying patients at risk with stable coronary artery disease?Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death and morbidity in developed countries, resulting in substantial healthcare costs. The early detection of this disease and identification of patients at risk for myocardial infarction has enormous medical and economic value. The introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays has revolutionized early diagnosis of myocardial infarction, but what about their use for identifying patients at risk with stable coronary artery disease? A recent study to address that issue as well as a comparison of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and troponin T assays appeared in the November 2018 issue of Clinical Chemistry.