title: Clinical significance of elevated levels of cardiac troponin T in patients with chronic heart failure.
abstract: Cardiac troponin T, measured by second-generation assay, is a highly sensitive and specific marker of minor myocardial damage. Cardiac troponin T was elevated in patients with severe chronic heart failure; it identifies those with latent and progressive myocardial damage and those who are at increased risk of cardiac events.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Ebina General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Setsuta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T