- Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 17.9 million deaths every year¹, a third of all deaths globally²
Roche announces five new intended uses for key cardiac biomarkers to help identify cardiovascular risk, better diagnose patients and support early treatment- Early diagnosis and treatment can contribute to saving or improving people's lives and could help healthcare systems save money
“The five new solutions we launch this month add real value for clinicians by supporting cardiac risk identification and improving diagnosis. In turn, this will help them make early treatment decisions, improve people’s lives and reduce healthcare costs,” said Thomas Schinecker, CEO
One of the new intended uses for Elecsys® NT-proBNP supports healthcare professionals in identifying which people with type-2 diabetes (463 million worldwide⁶) are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease⁷. Early identification of people at risk means cardioprotective treatment can be started sooner, which could prevent 65% of hospitalisations or deaths⁸. The second newly-launched intended use for NT-proBNP provides healthcare professionals with a biomarker-based solution that identifies people at risk of developing Atrial Fibrillation (AF), an abnormal heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, brain damage and death⁹. More than 37 million people suffer from AF globally¹⁰. NT-proBNP, in combination with a single lead (or higher) electrocardiogram, can help to successfully diagnose AF so therapy can be started to reduce the stroke risk¹¹.
Another important biomarker, Elecsys® cTnT-hs, now provides healthcare professionals with data to help predict heart attack risk and mortality in non-cardiac surgery patients. Every year, over 200 million adults undergo major non-cardiac surgery with 10 million suffering from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) that could be prevented through early and accurate diagnosis¹².
Both Elecsys® NT-proBNP and Elecsys® cTnT-hs can be run on all cobas e® analysers. They are among the first products certified under the new European In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) and available as of today in countries accepting CE mark. Availability in other countries is subject to local registration processes and timelines.
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Added intended uses for
(1) Type-2 diabetes and heart failure
463 million people suffer from type-2 diabetes worldwide⁴ and are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The new intended use of Elecsys® NT-proBNP provides healthcare professionals with a precise biomarker that supports them to identify patients with high cardiovascular risk. This means that effective drug treatment can be started early so that cardioprotective treatment can be optimized. In PONTIAC-I it was shown that 65% of hospitalisations or death could be prevented⁸.
(2) Atrial fibrillation
More than 37 million people suffer from Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and 25% of people over 40 years old develop AF in their lifetime. More than 450 million people aged 70 or above are considered high risk for this disease. Patients with AF are exposed to a fivefold risk of stroke¹³ and therefore brain damage or death¹⁴. One of the key elements in reducing stroke is early detection of people at risk of Atrial Fibrillation by better identification methods. Our second launched intended use for Elecsys® NT-proBNP provides healthcare professionals with a biomarker based solution that identifies people at risk and, in combination with a single lead (or higher) ECG, can aid successful diagnosis so therapy can be started.
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(3) Over 200 million adults globally undergo major non-cardiac surgery every year. Of these, over 10 million suffer from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the first 30 days after non-cardiac surgery and more than 80% of those are clinically asymptomatic. The new intended use for Elecsys® cTnT-hs provides healthcare professionals with a biomarker that helps to predict the perioperative risk of a heart attack and to a perioperative heart attack in non-cardiac surgeries to allow clinicians to tailor surgery and post-operative care accordingly.
(4) The second newly-launched intended use for Elecsys® cTnT-hs makes the biomarker serve as an aid in assessing the long-term risk of cardiovascular events (death, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularisation, heart failure or ischemic stroke) in asymptomatic individuals.
(5) Elecsys® cTnT-hs is the gold standard for triaging patients suspected of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units The third launched intended use for this biomarker can help to improve early discharge and outpatient management of these patients.
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References
[1] 17.9 M deaths: https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/#tab=tab_1
[2] A third of all deaths: Mensah, G. A., et al. (2019). "The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors." 2020 and Beyond 74(20): 2529-2532
[3] Gold standard biomarkers: Ohman EM.
Gold standard biomarkers: McKie, PM., et al. (2016). J Am Coll Cardiol 68(22), 2437-2439
[4] Help clinicians diagnose heart attacks (cTnT-hs): Roff M et al,
Help clinicians diagnose heart attacks (cTnT-hs): Amsterdam EA et al., Circulation 2014;130:2354
[5] Better manage heart failure (NT-proBNP): Ponikowski P et al.,
Better manage heart failure (NT-proBNP): Yancy CW et al, Circulation. 2017;136:e137;
[6] 463 million diabetics worldwide: Saeedi P et al., Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2019
[7] “NT-proBNP supports healthcare professionals in identifying which type-2 diabetes patients are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease”: Huelsmann M. et al. JACC. 2013, 62:1365-72
[8] PONTIAC reference: 65% of hospitalisations or death: Huelsmann, M. et al., J Am Coll Cardiol., 2013; Vol. 62, pp. 1365-1372 [same as ref 9]
[9] Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common of abnormal heart rhythms which can lead to stroke, brain damage and death (ref: Hindricks,
Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common of abnormal heart rhythms which can lead to stroke, brain damage and death (ref: January C.T., et al. Circulation (2014); 130:e199–e267)
Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common of abnormal heart rhythms which can lead to stroke, brain damage and death(ref: January, C.T. Circulation (2019); 140(2):e125-e151)
[10] More than 37 million people suffer from AF globally (ref: Lippi G. et al (2020),
[11 NT-proBNP, in combination with a single lead (or higher) electrocardiogram, can help to successfully diagnose AF so therapy can be started.(ref: Gudmundsdottir, K. et al. (2020). Eurospace 22, 24-32)
[12] Every year, over 200 million adults undergo major non-cardiac surgery⁶ with 10 million suffering from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) that could be prevented through early and accurate diagnosis. (ref: Devereaux PJ, Sessler DI. (2015). Cardiac complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery. N Engl J Med 373, 2258-2269)
[13] Patients with AF are exposed to a fivefold risk of stroke → Patients with AF have a 5-fold increased risk of stroke. (ref: Wolf et al, Stroke Vol 22, No
[14] and therefore brain damage or death → and greater frequency of brain damage, disability or death. (ref: Alkhouli, M. JACC Clin Electrophysiol (2018); 4(5):618-625.
and therefore brain damage or death → and greater frequency of brain damage, disability or death. (ref:Marini, C. Stroke (2005); 36(6):1115-1119.
and therefore brain damage or death → and greater frequency of brain damage, disability or death. (ref:Hannon, N. Cerebrovasc Dis (2010); 29(1):43-49.
[15] Using the accelerated ESC 0/1 hour algorithm with the
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