title: Elevated troponin levels in absence of coronary artery disease after supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Generally speaking elevated troponin levels are consistent with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and haemodynamically relevant coronary artery stenosis. However, they may also point to minor myocardial injury in other circumstances. Four patients with elevated troponin levels after supraventricular tachycardia without evidence of coronary artery disease and very low risk scores for acute coronary syndrome are described and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zellweger
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schaer
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cron
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pfisterer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Osswald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019210:Troponin I; D003402:Creatine Kinase