Why the study?
Does troponin T level measurement accurately detect cardiac damage in perinatal asphyxia newborns?
Population
60 newborns, comprising 30 diagnosed with perinatal asphyxia and 30 healthy newborns.
Comparison
Measurement of troponin T and creatinin kinase… vs Healthy newborns.
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Troponin T may aid detection of cardiac injury in perinatal asphyxia at 12-24 h; leaves open larger prospective validation before routine use.
Does troponin T level measurement accurately detect cardiac damage in perinatal asphyxia newborns?
Troponin T is a useful, simple, and highly sensitive and specific biomarker for detecting cardiac damage in newborns with perinatal asphyxia.
Yıldırım et al. (2015) studied this question.
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