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Copeptin helps in the early detection of patients with acute myocardial infarction: Primary results of the CHOPIN trial (Copeptin Helps in the early detection of Patients with acute myocardial INfarction)

  • Alan Maisel*
  • , Christian Mueller
  • , Sean Xavier Neath
  • , Robert H. Christenson
  • , Nils G. Morgenthaler
  • , James McCord
  • , Richard M. Nowak
  • , Gary Vilke
  • , Lori B. Daniels
  • , Judd E. Hollander
  • , Fred S. Apple
  • , Chad Cannon
  • , John T. Nagurney
  • , Donald Schreiber
  • , Christopher Defilippi
  • , Christopher Hogan
  • , Deborah B. Diercks
  • , John C. Stein
  • , Gary Headden
  • , Alexander T. Limkakeng
  • Inder Anand, Alan H.B. Wu, Jana Papassotiriou, Oliver Hartmann, Stefan Ebmeyer, Paul Clopton, Allan S. Jaffe, W. Frank Peacock
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objectives The goal of this study was to demonstrate that copeptin levels <14 pmol/L allow ruling out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) when used in combination with cardiac troponin I (cTnI) <99th percentile and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram at the time of presentation to the emergency department (ED). Background Copeptin is secreted from the pituitary early in the course of AMI. Methods This was a 16-site study in 1,967 patients with chest pain presenting to an ED within 6 hours of pain onset. Baseline demographic characteristics and clinical data were collected prospectively. Copeptin levels and a contemporary sensitive cTnI (99th percentile 40 ng/l; 10% coefficient of variation 0.03 μg/l) were measured in a core laboratory. Patients were followed up for 180 days. The primary outcome was diagnosis of AMI. Final diagnoses were adjudicated by 2 independent cardiologists blinded to copeptin results. Results AMI was the final diagnosis in 156 patients (7.9%). A negative copeptin and cTnI at baseline ruled out AMI for 58% of patients, with a negative predictive value of 99.2% (95% confidence interval: 98.5 to 99.6). AMIs not detected by the initial cTnI alone were picked up with copeptin >14 pmol/l in 23 (72%) of 32 patients. Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions undetected by cTnI at 0 h were detected with copeptin >14 pmol/l in 10 (53%) of 19 patients. Projected average time-to-decision could be reduced by 43% (from 3.0 h to 1.8 h) by the early rule out of 58% of patients. Both abnormal copeptin and cTnI were predictors of death at 180 days (p < 0.0001 for both; c index 0.784 and 0.800, respectively). Both were independent of age and each other and provided additional predictive value (all p < 0.0001). Conclusions Adding copeptin to cTnI allowed safe rule out of AMI with a negative predictive value >99% in patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndromes. This combination has the potential to rule out AMI in 58% of patients without serial blood draws. (Investigation of the Biomarker Copeptin in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction [NCT00952744]).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150-160
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume62
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • copeptin
  • emergency department
  • myocardial infarction
  • quality improvement
  • troponin

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