Cardiac troponin I (cTn I) and the postmortem diagnosis of myocardial infarction
✍ Scribed by E. Osuna; M. D. Pérez-Cárceles; M. V. Alvarez; J. Noguera; A. Luna
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-9827
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Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is highly specific for cardiac muscle. In this study, we compared the utility of CK and CK-MB index versus cTnI in the assessment of myocardial infarction in 155 patients being evaluated for myocardial damage. As a cardiac marker for MI, Troponin I seems to be superior to C
## Background: We determined the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging (mpi) in patients with atypical clinical presentations and unexpected elevation of cardiac troponin i (ctni) levels. ## Methods and results: In 156 consecutive patients with atypical presentations for acute coronary