title: Myocardial damage in falciparum malaria detectable by cardiac troponin T is rare.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of myocardial damage in falciparum malaria by serum concentration of cardiac troponin T.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of stored sera and patient files; assessment of acute myocardial damage by serum concentration or activity of cardiac troponin T, creatine kinase, creatine kinase MB and myoglobin and by routine electrocardiography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 161 patients with falciparum malaria were included in the study; troponin T was elevated in one case (0.6%), no CK-MB elevations were found, myoglobin was elevated in 10 of 161 patients (6.2%), all of whom were elderly and had concomitant elevated serum concentration levels of cystatin C; ECG abnormalities were seen in 23 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Assessed by troponin T, myocardial damage in falciparum malaria is rare.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tropenmedizin, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slevogt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Burchard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T