Association between troponin I level and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Shahram Taheri (Author), Ali Asghar Pilehvarian (Author), Nafiseh Akbari (Author), Samane Musavi (Author), Afsoon Emami Naeini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiac troponins are biomarkers for diagnosing acute myocardial injury or infarction. There is considerable controversy that exists in the frequency and significance of cardiac troponins in predict...