Clinical significance of elevated levels of cardiac troponin T in patients with chronic heart failure.
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.
Setsuta
K
K
Cardiovascular Center, Ebina General Hospital, Japan.
Seino
Y
Y
Takahashi
N
N
Ogawa
T
T
Sasaki
K
K
Harada
A
A
Takano
T
T
Kishida
H
H
Hayakawa
H
H
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*
D020107:Troponin T