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Table 3 Outcomes obtained via chart review for 168 pts in highest troponin group only

From: Magnitude of troponin elevation in patients with biomarker evidence of myocardial injury: relative frequency and outcomes in a cohort study across a large healthcare system

 

% (N) of 168 patients

Type of myocardial infarction

 Type 1

94% (158)

 Type 2

5% (8)

 Unknown

1% (2)

Procedure (within 7 days)

 Percutaneous coronary intervention within 7 days

87% (146)

 Coronary artery bypass graft within 7 days

3% (5)

 Troponin peak occurred post-procedure

79% (134)

Outcomes (within 1 year)

% w/ outcome (KM estimate at 1 year)

 Death

36%

 Any temporary Mechanical circulatory support

41%

 Intra-aortic balloon pump

24%

 Impella

16%

 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

6%

 Tandem Heart

0%

 Other

2%

  1. MCS types can add up to more than ‘any MCS’ because a patient can have more than one type of temporary MCS
  2. Procedures information is simple N and percent among this group. Outcomes information obtained via Kaplan–Meier estimates to account for censoring