Troponin T elevation in lobar lung disease.
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.
Weinberg
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Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Cukierman
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Chajek-Shaul
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000378:metabolism*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000378:metabolism*
D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T