Key result
Elevated TnT is linked to poor short-term prognosis in DCM.
Why the study?
Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy associated with increased serum cardiac troponin T concentrations had poor short term prognosis, motivating investigation of this biomarker's role.
Elevated cardiac troponin T in dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with poor short-term prognosis.
May aid short-term risk stratification in dilated cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Sir,—We previously reported a group of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy associated with increased concentrations of serum cardiac troponin T (TnT) (measured using a first generation radioimmunoassay kit) and collagen.1These patients had poor short term prognosis. Of 11 patients with positive serum concentrations of TnT or …
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Sato et al. (1998) studied this question. Elevated serum cardiac troponin T concentrations in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy were associated with a poor short-term prognosis.
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