Diagnosing myocardial injury in an acute chest pain cohort

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Description

This webinar will discuss the diagnosis of acute and chronic myocardial injury and how it differs for myocardial infarction. It will further discuss differences between cardiac troponin T and I (cTnT and cTnI) for diagnosing myocardial injury and for long term-prognostication. Based on the current article including 754 patients who had been investigated for possible acute coronary syndrome and then re-measured with cTnT and cTnI after 3 months we will have a discussion of the following questions related to myocardial injury:

• Stability over time; what is acute, what is chronic and what is a mix of chronic and acute?
• Are there differences between cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I for identifying myocardial injury?
• Clinical implications; does a diagnosis of acute or chronic myocardial injury by cTnT or cTnI provide long-term prognostic information?

Read the article in Clinical Chemistry

Target audience

This activity is designed for physicians, lab supervisors, lab directors (and/or assistant directors), lab managers (supervisory and/or non-supervisory), medical technologists, point-of-care coordinators, pathologists, toxicologists, fellows, residents, in-training individuals, and other laboratory professionals overseeing/conducting within this topic.

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the difference between acute and chronic myocardial injury and acute myocardial infarction. 
• Define the utility of cardiac troponins for long term risk prediction of future cardiovascular events in patients admitted with chest pain.
• Demonstrate increased knowledge related to differences between high sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I in the acute and chronic setting.

Faculty

Moderator

Linnea Baudhuin, PhD, DABMGG
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Speaker

Kristin Moberg Aakre, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Bergen
Consultant
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway

Disclosures and statement of independence

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is dedicated to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. All participating planning committee members and faculty are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. The intent of this disclosure is to provide participants with information on which they can make their own judgments.

The following faculty reported financial relationships:

• Kristin Moberg Aakre, MD, PhD
  • Honorarium/Expenses: Mindray, Siemens Healthineers and Snibe Diagnostics
  • Consultant Fee: CardiNor
  • Grant/Research Support: Trond Mohn Foundation, Western Norway Regional Health Authority, Siemens Healthineers and Roche Diagnostics
  • Board/Committee Membership/Advisory Board: Roche Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers and SpinChip, Radiometer

The following faculty reported no financial relationships:

• Linnea Baudhuin, PhD, DABMGG

Content validity

All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients; AND/OR all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Accreditation statement

This activity is approved for 1.0 ACCENT® continuing education credits. Activity ID #4345. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies.

Successful completion statement

Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email [email protected].