Population
174 hemodialyzed patients, including a subset of 57 diabetic patients.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month (for a subset of 125 patients)
Authors
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Elevated cTnT may confound ACS diagnosis in hemodialysis patients, especially diabetics; leaves open optimal thresholds and prognostic value.
Cardiac troponin T is frequently elevated in hemodialysis patients, particularly those with diabetes and multiple complications, independent of acute coronary disease.
Ooi et al. (1998) studied this question.
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