Outcomes and Care of Patients With Acute Heart Failure Syndromes and Cardiac Troponin Elevation

BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins (cTn) may be elevated among patients with acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS). However, the optimal approach to management of AHFS with elevated cTn is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We compared the care and outcomes of 13 656 patients with AHFS seeking care in the emergency department stratified by presence (cTn+, n=1845, 13.5%) or absence (cTn-) of elevated troponin. Clinically abstracted data on patients who …