title: [Troponin and periprocedural myocardial infarction: the "breadcrumb" or the "mad flight of Icarus"?].
abstract: Percutaneous coronary interventions cause frequently an increase in myocardial necrosis markers. Is troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention a predictor of events at follow-up or a consequence of the procedure with no cause-effect relationship with prognosis? The debate is still open.
authors.affiliation: Dipartmento di Medicina Interna, Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinio P. Giaccone, Pamermo.
authors.forename: Mariaconcetta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Piazza
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonomo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evola
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novo
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D015415:Biomarkers; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin