title: Plasma levels of troponin T after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter.
abstract: To establish possible myocardial damage by direct-current countershock, we measured plasma levels of troponin T after electrical cardioversion in 33 nonselected patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter. Unchanged normal levels of troponin T indicate that significant myocardial cell injury by shocks in the usual dosage is unlikely to occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neumayr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gänzer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pechlaner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joannidis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schratzberger
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wiedermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*; D020107:Troponin T
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin; D020107:Troponin T