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Serum cardiac troponin levels are raised in at least 50% of patients with renal disease.
In patients with renal impairment, raised cardiac troponin levels are common and indicate underlying cardiac damage, warranting further cardiological evaluation especially before renal transplantation.
Requires cautious troponin interpretation in renal disease; leaves open optimal cutoffs and prognostic value.
Cardiac troponins are important indicators of myocardial damage. Recent studies have shown that serum cardiac troponin levels are raised in at least 50% of patients with renal disease. The mechanisms and implications of these findings are discussed.
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Donaldson et al. (2001) studied this question. Serum cardiac troponin levels are raised in at least 50% of patients with renal disease.
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