Is the creatine kinase isoenzyme MB level a marker of myocardial ischemia in ventilated premature infants?

• Main Authors: Adauto D. M. Barbosa (Author), Maria Paula S. Goldani (Author), Israel Figueiredo Jr (Author), Salim Kanaan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is not clear whether the levels of troponin I (TI) and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB) are changed in premature infants (PI) without evidence of myocardial ischemia (MI). OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether TI and CK-MB change their levels in newborns without MI while o...