Troponin's Twist: A Sepsis Story Beyond the Heart

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Editorial

Andrea Elliott et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025.

. 2025 May 6;14(9):e041428.

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.041428. Epub 2025 Apr 16.

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Keywords: Editorials; cohort studies; sepsis; troponin.

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Impact of Elevated Troponin Level at the Time of Sepsis Recognition on the Clinical Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.
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