Elevated cardiac troponin T is associated with higher mortality and amputation rates in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether elevated cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was independently associated with an increased all-cause mortality or risk of cardiovascular events and amputation among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Background: PAD patients often have impaired renal function, and the blood concentration of cardiac troponin often increases with declining glomerular filtration rate.

Methods: The cohort consisted of 1,041 consecutive PAD patients (653 males, 388 females, age 70.

Elevated cardiac troponin T contributes to prediction of worse in-hospital outcomes after endovascular therapy for acute limb ischemia.

Introduction: The present study evaluated whether elevated cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was predictive of an increased risk for death or amputation in patients with acute lower limb ischemia (ALI). ALI is one of the most frequent causes of amputation, with mortality rates for ALI ranging from 15% to 20%.

Methods: This study included 254 consecutive ALI patients (155 men, 99 women; mean age, 71.