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Troponin T In The Evaluation Of Prognosis Inpatients With Unstable Angina, Ali̇ Ekeci̇k, Ali̇ Ergi̇n, Kutay Taşdemi̇r, Meral Aşçioğlu
Troponin T In The Evaluation Of Prognosis Inpatients With Unstable Angina, Ali̇ Ekeci̇k, Ali̇ Ergi̇n, Kutay Taşdemi̇r, Meral Aşçioğlu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Cardiac troponin T (TnT) is a regulatory contractile protein not normally found in blood. Minor elevations of TnT in patients with unstable angina have been associated with an increased risk of subsequent death or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). We used a neewly developed enzyme immunoassay for TnT to determine whether its presence in the serum of patients with unstable angina was a prognostic indicator. We screened 105 hatients with unstable angina (23 with accelerated or subacute angina and, 82 with acute angina at rest) for TnT every eight hours for two days after admission to the hospital. The outcomes of …
Significance Of Cardiac Troponin T Release In Detecting Minor Myocardial Injury After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Güli̇nnaz Alper, Taner Onat, Ömür Erkizan, Fi̇li̇z Özerkan, Azem Akilli
Significance Of Cardiac Troponin T Release In Detecting Minor Myocardial Injury After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Güli̇nnaz Alper, Taner Onat, Ömür Erkizan, Fi̇li̇z Özerkan, Azem Akilli
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Cardiac Troponin T (TnT) is a regulatory contractile protein not normally found in blood. Its detection in the circulation has been shown to be a sensitive and specific marker for myocardial cell damage. This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of TnT enzyme immunoassay in detecting myocardial damage in patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing visually successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and to compare this newly developed test with the conventionally used cardiac enzyme tests. The study population consisted of 24 patients (3 females and 21 males) with a mean age of 55±9 years. Serial blood samples …