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. 2021 Jul:45:595-597.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.033. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Prognostic significance of cardiac troponin level in Covid-19 patients without known cardiovascular risk factors

Tufan Çınar  1 , Mert İlker Hayıroğlu  2 , Vedat Çiçek  3 , Şahhan Kılıç  3 , Süha Asal  3 , Selami Doğan  3 , Mehmet Şeker  3 , Murat Selçuk  3 , Mehmet Uzun  3 , Ahmet Lütfullah Orhan  3
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Prognostic significance of cardiac troponin level in Covid-19 patients without known cardiovascular risk factors

Tufan Çınar et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul.
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Flow chart of the study participants.
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The optimal cut-off value of cardiac troponin I to predict the in-hospital mortality in patients without cardiovascular risk factors.
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The Kaplan–Meier cumulative survival analysis of the patients based on cardiac troponin I level.
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Comment in

  • Conflict in troponin levels in COVID-19 patients.
    Turgay Yıldırım Ö, Yıldız G, Yıldırım S. Turgay Yıldırım Ö, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 May;43:249. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.054. Epub 2021 Mar 24. Am J Emerg Med. 2021. PMID: 33785237 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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