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ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 52, 期 1, 页码 53-60出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0004563214545116
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Analytical quality specifications; biological variation; cardiovascular disease; chronic renal disease; high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T
Background Serum cardiac troponin T concentrations are important predictors of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease. In patients with end-stage renal disease, assessment of serial results is essential to distinguish between a cardiovascular event and chronic elevation. We employed a high-sensitivity serum cardiac troponin T assay to evaluate the long-term biological variation in end-stage renal disease patients and in healthy individuals; these biological variation data were used to define the reference change value and the analytical goals. Methods Serum samples were collected from 18 end-stage renal disease patients in steady-state conditions, one per month for 6 months, and from 11 healthy volunteers at weekly intervals over 5 weeks. Biological variation data were derived using analysis of variance. Results Baseline serum cardiac troponin T concentrations in end-stage renal disease patients were above the 99th percentile of the healthy population and increased with duration of haemodialysis. For end-stage renal disease patients, within-subject (CVI) and between-subject (CVG) coefficients of variation were 14.7 and 77.8%, respectively, whereas these were 5.9 and 30.4%, respectively, for healthy individuals. The derived two-tailed and one-tailed reference change values were 44.1 and 37.1%, respectively, for end-stage renal disease patients, and 21.6 and 18.2% for healthy subjects. Conclusions For appropriate clinical management of end-stage renal disease patients in the context of a cardiovascular event, regular monitoring of serum cardiac troponin T concentrations could be important in order to allow future comparison through reference change value. Biological variation data in end-stage renal disease patients were significantly higher than for healthy individuals; therefore, the use of proper reference change value data is recommended. Moreover, the observed CVI values provide demanding imprecision goals for current technology.
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