Elevation of NT-proBNP and cardiac troponins in sepsis-related deaths: a forensic perspective.

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serval:BIB_0A89002A06FB
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Elevation of NT-proBNP and cardiac troponins in sepsis-related deaths: a forensic perspective.
Journal
International journal of legal medicine
Author(s)
Tettamanti C., Hervet T., Grabherr S., Palmiere C.
ISSN
1437-1596 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0937-9827
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
130
Number
4
Pages
1035-1043
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In the present study, the levels of NT-proBNP, troponin T, and troponin I were measured in postmortem serum from femoral blood in a series of sepsis-related fatalities that had undergone forensic autopsies. We aimed to assess whether a possible increase in the concentrations of these biomarkers was correlated to macroscopic or microscopic observations that suggest myocardial damage or cardiac dysfunction. Two study groups were retrospectively formed, a sepsis-related fatalities group and a control group. Both groups consisted of 16 forensic autopsy cases. Unenhanced computed tomography scan, autopsy, histological, toxicological, microbiological, and biochemical analyses were performed for all cases in both groups. Levels of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, NT-proBNP, troponin T, and troponin I were systematically measured in postmortem serum from femoral blood. The preliminary results suggest that the postmortem serum troponin I, troponin T, and NT-proBNP levels are increased in sepsis-related deaths in the absence of any relevant coronary artery disease, myocardial ischemia, or signs of heart failure. These findings corroborate clinical data from previous studies pertaining to the usefulness of troponins and natriuretic peptides as indicators of toxic and inflammatory damage to the heart in cases of severe sepsis and septic shock without concomitant underlying coronary syndromes.

Keywords
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers/blood, C-Reactive Protein/analysis, Calcitonin/blood, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/blood, Peptide Fragments/blood, Retrospective Studies, Sepsis/blood, Troponin I/blood, Troponin T/blood, Autopsy, Cardiac biomarkers, Postmortem biochemistry, Sepsis
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