title: Myasthenia gravis. A potential cause of false positively elevated troponin T? Case report and brief review.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stavroulakis
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece. Electronic address: marpapgr@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papadopoulou
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koutroulis
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department Aeginition Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zouvelou
authors.affiliation: Biopathology/Microbiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katsavochristos
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baltogiannis
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Avrampos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T
keywords: False positive; Heterophilic antibodies; Myasthenia; Troponin