Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance

Background: Cognitive impairment is common in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of myocardial injury, measured by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), with global cognitive performance and its decline over time. Me...

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Main Authors: Shubham Tomar, MBBS, MPH, Karita C.F. Lidani, MD, MSc, PhD, Aline A.I. Moraes, MD, PhD, Shi Huang, PhD, Christian Oakley, BS, Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH, Susan R. Heckbert, MD, PhD, Timothy M. Hughes, PhD, Christopher R. deFilippi, MD, Yader Sandoval, MD, Allan S. Jaffe, MD, Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc
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author Shubham Tomar, MBBS, MPH
Karita C.F. Lidani, MD, MSc, PhD
Aline A.I. Moraes, MD, PhD
Shi Huang, PhD
Christian Oakley, BS
Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH
Susan R. Heckbert, MD, PhD
Timothy M. Hughes, PhD
Christopher R. deFilippi, MD
Yader Sandoval, MD
Allan S. Jaffe, MD
Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc
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Karita C.F. Lidani, MD, MSc, PhD
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Christian Oakley, BS
Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH
Susan R. Heckbert, MD, PhD
Timothy M. Hughes, PhD
Christopher R. deFilippi, MD
Yader Sandoval, MD
Allan S. Jaffe, MD
Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc
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description Background: Cognitive impairment is common in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of myocardial injury, measured by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), with global cognitive performance and its decline over time. Methods: Hs-cTnT assessed at baseline (2000-2002) and exam 5 (2010-2012) in 4,445 participants. Cognitive function evaluated using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) at exams 5 and 6 (2016-2018). Subclinical myocardial injury defined as hs-cTnT above limits of detection but below 19 ng/L, while clinical myocardial injury >19 ng/L. Cognitive decline was a >5 point decrease in CASI scores from exam 5 to 6. Regression analysis assessed the association of hs-cTnT levels with CASI scores and their decline. Results: Mean age at baseline was 60 years with 53% females. At baseline and exam 5, 63% and 87% had subclinical myocardial injury, respectively. Higher Log10(hs-cTnT) at baseline (β = −1.45 [95% CI: −2.5 to −0.41]), exam 5 (β = −1.63 [95% CI: −2.7 to −0.59]), and greater baseline to exam 5 increase (β = −1.42 [95% CI: −2.8 to −0.06]) were associated with lower CASI scores at exam 5, after adjusting for demographics, education, language, and apolipoprotein E status. These estimate lost significance after CVD risk factor adjustment. Higher Log10(hs-cTnT) at baseline (OR: 2.02 [95% CI: 1.29-3.12]), exam 5 (OR: 2.52 [95% CI: 1.56-4.05]), or greater baseline to exam 5 increase (OR: 2.22 [95% CI: 1.18-4.15]) were associated with higher odds of cognitive decline in fully adjusted models. Conclusions: In community-based cohort, higher or increasing hs-cTnT was associated with greater odds of future cognitive decline over 6 years of follow-up.
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spelling doaj-art-a4433be9b935448c8e389151ffd60b5e2025-08-20T03:26:26ZengElsevierJACC: Advances2772-963X2025-08-014810189410.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101894Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive PerformanceShubham Tomar, MBBS, MPH0Karita C.F. Lidani, MD, MSc, PhD1Aline A.I. Moraes, MD, PhD2Shi Huang, PhD3Christian Oakley, BS4Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH5Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH6Susan R. Heckbert, MD, PhD7Timothy M. Hughes, PhD8Christopher R. deFilippi, MD9Yader Sandoval, MD10Allan S. Jaffe, MD11Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc12Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USADepartment of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, BrazilDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USADivision of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USACiccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USADepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USASection of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Salem, North Carolina, USAInova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USAMinneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Andrew P. DeFilippis, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, MCE 5th Floor, North Tower, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.Background: Cognitive impairment is common in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of myocardial injury, measured by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), with global cognitive performance and its decline over time. Methods: Hs-cTnT assessed at baseline (2000-2002) and exam 5 (2010-2012) in 4,445 participants. Cognitive function evaluated using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) at exams 5 and 6 (2016-2018). Subclinical myocardial injury defined as hs-cTnT above limits of detection but below 19 ng/L, while clinical myocardial injury >19 ng/L. Cognitive decline was a >5 point decrease in CASI scores from exam 5 to 6. Regression analysis assessed the association of hs-cTnT levels with CASI scores and their decline. Results: Mean age at baseline was 60 years with 53% females. At baseline and exam 5, 63% and 87% had subclinical myocardial injury, respectively. Higher Log10(hs-cTnT) at baseline (β = −1.45 [95% CI: −2.5 to −0.41]), exam 5 (β = −1.63 [95% CI: −2.7 to −0.59]), and greater baseline to exam 5 increase (β = −1.42 [95% CI: −2.8 to −0.06]) were associated with lower CASI scores at exam 5, after adjusting for demographics, education, language, and apolipoprotein E status. These estimate lost significance after CVD risk factor adjustment. Higher Log10(hs-cTnT) at baseline (OR: 2.02 [95% CI: 1.29-3.12]), exam 5 (OR: 2.52 [95% CI: 1.56-4.05]), or greater baseline to exam 5 increase (OR: 2.22 [95% CI: 1.18-4.15]) were associated with higher odds of cognitive decline in fully adjusted models. Conclusions: In community-based cohort, higher or increasing hs-cTnT was associated with greater odds of future cognitive decline over 6 years of follow-up.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X2500314XcognitionCognitive Ability Screening Instrumentcognitive performancehigh-sensitivity cardiac troponinmyocardial injury
spellingShingle Shubham Tomar, MBBS, MPH
Karita C.F. Lidani, MD, MSc, PhD
Aline A.I. Moraes, MD, PhD
Shi Huang, PhD
Christian Oakley, BS
Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH
Susan R. Heckbert, MD, PhD
Timothy M. Hughes, PhD
Christopher R. deFilippi, MD
Yader Sandoval, MD
Allan S. Jaffe, MD
Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD, MSc
Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
JACC: Advances
cognition
Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument
cognitive performance
high-sensitivity cardiac troponin
myocardial injury
title Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
title_full Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
title_fullStr Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
title_full_unstemmed Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
title_short Subclinical Myocardial Injury and Global Cognitive Performance
title_sort subclinical myocardial injury and global cognitive performance
topic cognition
Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument
cognitive performance
high-sensitivity cardiac troponin
myocardial injury
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X2500314X
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