Uzroci povišenog troponina u bolesnika s urednom koronarografijom causes of elevated troponin in patients with Normal coronary angiographyIzvorni znanstveni članak Original scientific paper 2019;14(7-8):159.
UvodTroponin je strukturna komponenta sarkomere i sastoji se od triju proteina: troponin C (cTnC), troponin I (cTnI) i troponin T (cTnT), te kontrolira mišićne kontrakcije skeletnih mišića i miokarda, odgovarajući na prisutnost intracelularnog kalcija. Približno 6 -8 % cTnT-a te 2,8 -8,3 % cTnI-a nađeno je u citosolu 1 . Najčešće se SAŽETAK: Porast troponina u većini slučajeva upućuje na oštećenje stanica miokarda, no povišene vrijednosti troponina nisu uvijek posljedica infarkta ili ishemije. Svrha je ovog istraživanja bila osvijetliti različite uzroke povišenoga troponina u bolesnika s normalnim nalazom koronarografije. U Kliničkom bolničkom centru Zagreb 2014. godine izdvojeno je 947 bolesnika iz baze podataka Laboratorija za invazivnu kardiologiju, u kojih je učinjena koronarografija radi postavljanja dijagnoze akutnoga koronarnog sindroma (ACS). Trideset dva bolesnika (3,38 %) nisu imala uzrok oštećenja miocita od koronarne bolesti srca (CAD), definiranoj kao stenoza lumena koronarnih arterija veća od 30 %. Porast miokardnoga troponina T (cTnT) u bolesnika s normalnim koronarnim arterijama rezultat su različitih uzroka, uključujući hipertenzivnu bolest srca, Takotsubo sindrom, supraventrikulsku tahikardiju, miokarditis i dilatativnu kardiomiopatiju, da spomenemo samo neke. Osim u ACS-u, cTnT može biti povišen u nizu različitih stanja, o čemu treba razmišljati kada se razmatra klinička slika, i to može biti odraz nekroze miokarda i u odsutnosti značajne CAD.SUMMaRY: Troponin elevation usually indicates myocardial cell injury. However, elevated values of troponin are not always a consequence of infarction or ischemia. The aim of this study was to elucidate the diverse etiologies of elevated troponin in patients with normal coronary angiography. There were 947 patients at the Zagreb University Hospital Centre identified from the catheterization database who underwent coronary angiography in 2014 due to suspected acute coronary syndrome. We identified 32 (3.38%) patients who had an alternative cause for myocyte injury other than coronary artery disease, defined as coronary artery lumen stenosis above 30%. The elevation of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in patients with normal coronary angiography was found to be the consequence of diverse etiologies, including hypertensive heart disease, Takotsubo syndrome, supraventricular tachycardia, myocarditis, and dilated cardiomyopathy, to name a few. Apart from acute coronary syndrome, cTnT can be elevated in a number of different conditions, which should be considered according to clinical presentation, and that could still reflect myocardial necrosis even in the absence of significant coronary artery disease.KLJUČNE RIJEČI: troponin, koronarna bolest srca, normalan nalaz koronarografije, oštećenje stanica miokarda.