title: Troponin I levels in patients with preeclampsia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Preeclampsia involves a diffuse inflammatory state and elevated levels of troponins in patients with preeclampsia have been anecdotally reported. It is, however, unknown whether it is attributable to the preeclampsia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We sought to determine the troponin I levels at the time of delivery in pregnant women with and without preeclampsia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Plasma samples were obtained at the time of delivery and serum troponin I was measured by ELISA method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-nine women were included (20 with preeclampsia and 19 without). Mean troponin I level was 0.008 ng/mL in patients with preeclampsia and 0.01 ng/mL in controls (P =.59). The highest troponin I level was 0.04 ng/mL for both patients with and without preeclampsia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preeclampsia was not associated with a rise in troponin I levels in our study. Patients with preeclampsia and elevated troponin levels should have further cardiac investigations.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joyal
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leya
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Besinger
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramana
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeske
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Lowell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steen
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mestril
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019210:Troponin I