Table 2

Procedures performed and diagnoses made during hospitalisation

Troponin <0.03
n=21 701
Troponin ≥0.03
n=4962
POR95% CI
Procedures
 Cardiology consult220310.2%146929.6%<0.00013.723.45 to 4.01
 Cardiac MRI600.3%360.7%<0.00012.641.74 to 3.99
 Coronary CT angiography3631.7%300.6%<0.00010.360.25 to 0.52
 Chest CT (non-coronary)530424.4%147229.7%<0.00011.301.22 to 1.40
 Single photon emission CT216910.0%3246.5%<0.00010.630.56 to 0.71
 Ventilation/perfusion scan1740.8%671.4%0.00021.691.28 to 2.25
 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation480.2%951.9%<0.00018.816.21 to 12.48
 Cardioversion1350.6%741.5%<0.00012.421.82 to 3.22
 Exercise treadmill testing234110.8%3246.5%<0.00010.580.51 to 0.65
 Transthoracic echocardiogram11 42152.6%393879.4%<0.00013.463.22 to 3.73
 Transoesophageal echocardiogram4632.1%3426.9%<0.00013.402.94 to 3.92
 Coronary catheterisation7693.5%103120.8%<0.00017.146.46 to 7.88
 Percutaneous coronary intervention1220.6%4789.6%<0.000118.8615.42 to 23.06
 Coronary bypass440.2%1182.4%<0.000111.998.47 to 16.97
Hospital diagnoses
 Acute myocardial infarction550.3%99320.0%<0.000198.4774.90 to 129.45
 Chronic cardiovascular disease514523.7%237447.8%<0.00012.952.77 to 3.15
 Arrhythmia*348416.1%153030.8%<0.00012.332.17 to 2.50
 Acute/chronic heart failure330515.2%193639.0%<0.00013.563.33 to 3.81
 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy270.1%1012.0%<0.000116.6810.90 to 25.53
 Sepsis19058.8%113222.8%<0.00013.072.83 to 3.33
 Chronic kidney disease227010.5%177135.7%<0.00014.754.42 to 5.11
 Acute kidney injury296213.7%172934.8%<0.00013.383.15 to 3.63
 Stroke, haemorrhagic6182.9%1803.6%0.0041.281.08 to 1.52
 Stroke, thrombotic17007.8%4469.0%0.0071.161.04 to 1.30
 Aortic dissection1250.6%350.7%0.291.230.84 to 1.79
 Acute pulmonary embolus4772.2%1683.4%<0.00011.561.30 to 1.86
  • *Atrial or ventricular arrhythmia.