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Use of troponins in the classification of myocardial infarction from electronic health records. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 348, Issue -, Pages 152-156

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.022

Keywords

Troponin; Electronic health records; Myocardial infarction; Algorithmic abstraction

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This study compared the extraction of electronic health record (EHR) data on troponin I and T levels with human abstraction for heart disease classification criteria. The results showed that extracting the maximum troponin values during hospitalization from EHR structured data is feasible and accurate.
Objective: Electronic health record (EHR) data are underutilized for abstracting classification criteria for heart disease. We compared extraction of EHR data on troponin I and T levels with human abstraction. Methods: Using EHR for hospitalizations identified through the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study in four US hospitals, we compared blood levels of troponins I and T extracted from EHR structured data elements with levels obtained through data abstraction by human abstractors to 3 decimal places. Observations were divided randomly 50/50 into training and validation sets. Bayesian multilevel logistic regression models were used to estimate agreement by hospital in first and maximum troponin levels, troponin assessment date, troponin upper limit of normal (ULN), and classification of troponin levels as normal (< ULN), equivocal (1-2x ULN), abnormal (>2x ULN), or missing. Results: Estimated overall agreement in first measured troponin level in the validation data was 88.2% (95% credible interval: 65.0%-97.5%) and 95.5% (91.2-98.2%) for the maximum troponin level observed during hospitalization. The largest variation in probability of agreement was for first troponin measured, which ranged from 66.4% to 95.8% among hospitals. Conclusion: Extraction of maximum troponin values during a hospitalization from EHR structured data is feasible and accurate.

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