The incidence and prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponins in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism

Although the incidence and prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponins are known in patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE), few studies have addressed this issue in patients with hemodynamically stable, submassive PE, who comprise the majority of patients presenting with PE. This prospective cohort study was, therefore, designed to determine the incidence and prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponins in patients …