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. 2000 Sep;89(9):1134-6.
doi: 10.1080/713794580.

High serum cardiac troponin T concentrations in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

D Trevisanuto  1 , M Zaninotto, S Altinier, M Plebani, V Zanardo
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High serum cardiac troponin T concentrations in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

D Trevisanuto et al. Acta Paediatr. 2000 Sep.

Abstract

In preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), cardiac function is negatively influenced by the severity of the lung disease. On day 2 of life, cardiac troponin T (cTnT), biochemical marker of myocardial injury, was measured in 46 preterm infants (gestational age < or =32 wk), 26 with RDS and 20 without: median (range) 0.38 (0.02-1.57) microg/L vs 0.13 (0.02-0.85) microg/L, respectively.

Conclusion: High cTnT concentrations in preterm infants with RDS suggest the presence of myocardial damage in this group of high-risk patients.

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  • Cardiac troponin T in neonates.
    Clark SJ, Newland P, Yoxall CW, Subhedar NV. Clark SJ, et al. Acta Paediatr. 2001 Aug;90(8):957. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb02466.x. Acta Paediatr. 2001. PMID: 11529551 No abstract available.

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