Open AccessHigh‐Sensitivity Troponin: A Clinical Blood Biomarker for Staging Cardiomyopathy in Fabry Disease
Author(s) -
Lippincott Williams Wilkins
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.116.002114
Subject(s) - medicine , fabry disease , biomarker , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , troponin , troponin t , troponin i , disease , heart failure , myocardial infarction , biochemistry , chemistry
hs-TNT is an accurate, easily accessible clinical blood biomarker for detecting replacement fibrosis in patients with Fabry disease and a qualified predictor of cardiomyopathy progression. Thus, hs-TNT could be helpful for staging and follow-up of Fabry patients.