Elevation of Troponin I in Athletes: A Case Report in a Marathon Runner

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Westermeyer, Matthew L ^a   Eilbert, Wesley P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

athletes; cardiac enzymes; exercise; marathon; runner; TnI; Troponin I

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MOVEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RUNNING; TROPONIN I;

EID: 39049118407     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.044     Document Type: Article

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