Journal article
Elevated Cardiac Troponin Levels in Patients With Submassive Pulmonary Embolism
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins are reliable markers of myocardial injury that are being used increasingly in patients presenting with undifferentiated chest pain or dyspnea to diagnose an acute coronary syndrome. If elevated cardiac troponin levels also occur in patients with pulmonary embolism because of right ventricular dilation and myocardial injury, such patients could be misdiagnosed. We performed a prospective cohort study to determine …
Authors
Douketis JD; Crowther MA; Stanton EB; Ginsberg JS
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 162, No. 1, pp. 79–81
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
January 14, 2002
DOI
10.1001/archinte.162.1.79
ISSN
2168-6106