Cardiac Troponin (cTnT) is a marker of myocyte necrosis and injury in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction. Measured with high-sensitivity (HS) assays, HS-cTnT has proven predictive value for coronary heart disease, heart failure, and mortality in the general population at apparent low-risk for cardiovascular events. In a previous study, our group showed that HS-cTnT concentration was associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether HS-cTnT was associated with incident cardiovascular events in systemic lupus erythematosus
Identification of biological markers able to better stratify cardiovascular risks in systemic lupus erythematosus patients is needed. We aimed to determine whether serum cardiac troponin T levels measured with a highly sensitive assay (HS-cTnT) may predict cardiovascular events in systemic lupus erythematosus.