Why the study?
Does Troponin-T measurement improve the diagnostic assessment of myocardial damage compared to other cardiac markers in children?
Population
85 children, including 25 non-surgical patients with suspected myocardial damage and 60 patients undergoing…
Comparison
Measurement of Troponin-T (cTnT) vs Creatine kinase activity, creatine kinase-MB…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 55 postoperative hours
Authors
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May support troponin-T preference in pediatric myocardial damage assessment; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does Troponin-T measurement improve the diagnostic assessment of myocardial damage compared to other cardiac markers in children?
Troponin-T is a more sensitive and specific marker for myocardial damage in children compared to traditional creatine kinase markers.
Immer et al. (1997) studied this question.
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