Troponin T elevation in lobar lung disease
Open Access
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 78 (918), 244-245
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pmj.78.918.244
Abstract
Two patients with a rise in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentrations during the course of lobar pneumonia, without any evidence of acute coronary syndrome or renal failure, are presented. The increase in cTnT concentration is considered a highly sensitive marker of cardiac injury, although it may also rise in other conditions and as a result of lobar pneumonia. Thus, this effect should be considered when the possibility of acute coronary syndrome in such patients is addressed.Keywords
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