Unusual towering elevation of troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intensive monitoring with echocardiography post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The elevation of troponin levels directly corresponds to the extent of myocardial injury. Here we present a case of a robust rise in cardiac biomarkers that correspond to extensive damage to the myocardium but did not spell doom for our patient. It is important to note that, to the bes...

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Main Authors: Javed, Fahad, Khan, Shahzeb A, Aziz, Emad F, Abbasi, Taimur, Suryadevara, Ramya, Herzog, Eyal
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881008/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20482764
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-137
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