Cardiac Troponin I Release After Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure Correlated With the Ratio of the Occluder Size to Body Surface Area

• Main Authors: Hung-Tao Chung (Author), Wen-Jen Su (Author), Angie-Cy Ho (Author), Yu-Sheng Chang (Author), Pei-Kwei Tsay (Author), Tang-Her Jaing (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Elsevier, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a very specific and sensitive marker of myocardial injury. The degree of myocardial injury associated with transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in children is unknown. Methods: In a longitudinal study on children with ASD, cTnI serum concentrations were measu...