Serum cardiac troponin I in acute rheumatic fever

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作者
Gupta, M
Lent, RW
Kaplan, EL
Zabriskie, JB
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Div Pediat Cardiol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Rockefeller Univ, Lab Clin Immunol & Microbiol, New York, NY 10021 USA
[3] Cornell Univ, New York Presbyterian Hosp, Div Pediat Cardiol, Weill Med Coll, New York, NY USA
[4] Cornell Univ, New York Presbyterian Hosp, Dept Pathol, Weill Med Coll, New York, NY USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02358-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We found that 18% of patients with acute rheumatic fever had a minimal, but not significant, degree of elevation of cardiac troponin I above normal levels. The presence of low, cardiac troponin I levels throughout the course of the rheumatic fever, especially in the face of active carditis, argues against significant cardiomyocyte injury.
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