Cardiac Troponin T and Illness Severity in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant

• Hauptverfasser: Danielle N. Lopes (Verfasst von), José M. Moraes Ramos (Verfasst von), Maria Elizabeth Lopes Moreira (Verfasst von), Jofre A. Cabral (Verfasst von), Manoel de Carvalho (Verfasst von), José Maria de Andrade Lopes (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction. Respiratory distress are very common in Very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants and Myocardial injury may play a role in the disease outcome. Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) is the most useful marker of injury in adult population, but has not been extensively studied in this population. Aim. To...