Open AccessTroponin T for the Detection of Dialysis-Induced Myocardial Stunning in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Tobias Breidthardt,
James O. Burton,
Aghogho Odudu,
Mohamed Tarek Eldehni,
Helen J. Jefferies,
Christopher W. McIntyre
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00460112
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial stunning , cardiology , troponin t , interquartile range , hemodialysis , troponin , dialysis , stunning , ejection fraction , troponin i , odds ratio , myocardial infarction , heart failure , ischemia
Circulating troponin T levels are frequently elevated in patients undergoing long-term dialysis. The pathophysiology underlying these elevations is controversial.
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