Cardiac troponin T in chest pain unit patients without ischemic electrocardiographic changes: angiographic correlates and long-term clinical outcomes
Christopher R. deFilippi, MD, FACCa,
Monica Tocchi, MDa,
Rohit J. Parmar, MDa,
Salvatore Rosanio, MD, PhDa,
Gerard Abreo, MDa,
Marjorie A. Potter, RN, BSNa,
Marschall S. Runge, MD, PhD, FACCa and
Barry F. Uretsky, MD, FACCa
a Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA

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Figure 1 Twelve-month life-table analysis plot for the combined end point of cardiac death, nonfatal MI and readmission for UA or congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients with a positive or negative cTnT test. The number (%) of events is reported in the inserted table.
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Figure 2 Relation between cTnT and CK-MB at hospital admission and the occurrence of long-term adverse cardiac events (AE) in patients with chest pain but no ischemic ECG changes.
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Figure 3 Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals determined by multivariate Cox regression analysis for factors influencing the risk of long-term adverse cardiac events in a group of patients with chest pain but no ECG changes.
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