Supplementary Table 5.
Primary Clinical Diagnostic Category of Patients with Cardiac Troponin Concentrations >99th Centile
| Diagnostic category | Number (n = 114) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Infective / sepsis | 31 | 27% |
| Mechanical fall | 15 | 13% |
| Other | 14 | 12% |
| Cardiac* | 12 | 11% |
| Respiratory† | 11 | 10% |
| Trauma / Orthopaedic | 10 | 9% |
| Gastrenterology / hepatology | 7 | 6% |
| Renal | 6 | 5% |
| Surgical | 5 | 4% |
| Neurological | 3 | 3% |
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In patients with a cardiac diagnosis, atrial fibrillation accounted for the majority (n=8).
†
These refer to respiratory diagnoses other than pneumonia which was included within the Infective/sepsis category.