Objective(s):Biochemical markers are important for the timely diagnosis and follow-up of ischemic events. Most of the markers have been previously studied in the context of cardiac ischemia. However, research on markers of non-cardiac events has been insufficient. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between troponin and myoglobin which are commonly used markers of cardiac ischemia, in n...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) increases in some patients with stroke, with no clear evidence of an acute coronary syndrome. Its elevations have been suggested to represent a biological marker for stroke-related myocardial injury. Troponin T has superior sensitivity and specificity to CK-MB in revealing minor myocardial injury. Therefore, we studied troponin T levels after st...

BACKGROUND Troponin testing in acute medicine is routine. The introduction of a high sensitivity assay (hs Tn T) has created uncertainty regarding the clinical significance of 'abnormal' troponin T levels. The previous assay could not detect troponin levels <30 ng/l. AIMS AND METHODS To characterize those with a hs Tn T ≥14 ng/l. Prospective cohort study of consecutive admissions to an acute ...

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Hyperhomocysteinemia and other major cardiovascular risk factors are associated with increased vascular oxidative stress. To access the effects preoperative plasma homocysteine levels and other atherosclerotic risk factors on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury after conventional coronary artery bypass, 213 patients with normal renal function were enrolled prospectively. Cardiac troponin T w...

Troponin T is a thin filament protein that is important in regulating striated muscle contraction. We have raised a monoclonal antibody against rabbit cardiac troponin T, monoclonal (mAb) 13-11, that recognizes its epitope in cardiac troponin T isoforms from fish, bird, and mammal but not from frog. The number of these isoforms expressed in cardiac muscle varies among species and during develop...

INTRODUCTION Cardiac biomarkers may be invaluable in establishing the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the ED setting. OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic indices of the Cardio Detect assay and the quantitative cardiac troponin T test, in diagnosing AMI in the ED, according to the time of onset of chest pain. METHODOLOGY A total of 80 eligible patients presenting with ischem...

BACKGROUND Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are at increased risk of premature death; this is particularly apparent for patients with mutations of the troponin T gene. Myocyte disarray and interstitial fibrosis, pathological features of HCM, may be determinants in these deaths. The relation between genotype, pathological phenotype, and mode of death has not been explored. METHO...

OBJECTIVE The objective is to verify the cardiac troponin I values in children less than 1 year of age without clinical cardiac dysfunction. METHODS The cardiac troponin I values were determined in 99 children less than 1 year of age, including term infants without diseases related to cardiac dysfunction using the specific kit Opus T Troponin I (cTn) (Dade Behring Inc. -Newalk, DE 19714, USA)...