Troponin-T as predictor of mortality in patients attending the emergency department with atrial fibrillation.

Background: High-sensitive Troponin-T (hsTnT) is often increased in acute illness and may be of prognostic importance in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics and data of patients attending the emergency department (ED) with AF to determine whether age-adjusted hsTnT levels can predict mortality.

Methods: This retrospective, single centre, register-based cohort study included all patients ≥ 18 years attending the emergency department during 2018 and 2020 with a primary diagnosis at the ED of AF and sampled for hsTnT.

How to set up an effective national primary angioplasty network: lessons learned from five European countries.

Aims: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are used to treat acute and chronic forms of coronary artery disease. While in chronic forms the main goal of PCI is to improve the quality of life, in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) timely PCI is a life-saving procedure - especially in the setting of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to describe the experience of countries with successful nationwide implementation of PCI in STEMI, and to provide general recommendations for other countries.