Increased troponin T in a patient with dermatomyositis [1]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 6 I, 2001, Pages 1130-1131

  White, G H ^a   Tideman, P A ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CREATINE KINASE MB; PREDNISOLONE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035017406     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.6.1130     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Cardiac troponins and β-type cardiac myosin heavy chain concentrations in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
2. Dermatomyositis - A cause of elevated troponin T (cTnT)
3. Serum skeletal troponin I in inflammatory muscle disease: Relation to creatine kinase, CK-MB and cardiac troponin I
4. Lower cardiac troponin T and I results in heparin-plasma than in serum