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

• Principais autores: Danielle N. Lopes (Autor), José M. Moraes Ramos (Autor), Maria Elizabeth Lopes Moreira (Autor), Jofre A. Cabral (Autor), Manoel de Carvalho (Autor), José Maria de Andrade Lopes (Autor)
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• Publicado em: 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...