Payne JE, et al. - In patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), researchers evaluated the link between peak serum troponin T levels in patients with normal left ventricular (LV) mass and in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) when these participants were stratified on variables that could influence serum troponin T levels. Overall 262 patients were included; 91 had STEMI and 161 had NSTEMI. Among hospitalized STEMI or NSTEMI patients, serum troponin levels were obtained within the first 24 hours, as well as two-dimensional echocardiograms. Findings revealed no link between peak serum troponin T levels and LV mass/LVH groups when such groups were stratified on a third variable that could impact peak serum troponin T levels.