VIDEO: Troponin levels may predict septic shock mortality risk

In patients with septic shock, those with positive troponin results had a 20% higher mortality rate than patients with negative troponin results, according to data from a single-center study that were scheduled to be presented at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

ACP canceled its annual meeting because of COVID-19, but the organization posted a video of the presentation, which was recorded and submitted by the researchers. The presentation is among the winners of ACP’s 2020 National Abstracts Competition.

Behzad Amoozgar, MD, a member of ACP’s New York Chapter and resident physician at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division, said the study is the first to compare mortality rates and length of ICU stay among patients with septic shock who have positive vs. negative troponin results.

In this video interview, Amoozgar discusses the study results and the clinical implications of the findings.

“I believe by measuring troponin when the patient is admitted to the hospital for septic shock, we will have a better understanding of what the outcome will be,” he said.

Reference:

• Amoozgar B, et al. Mortality and ICU length of stay in septic shock patients with positive troponins. Presented at: American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting; April 23-25, 2020 (virtual meeting).