Can elevated troponin I levels predict complicated clinical course and inhospitat mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?

AKSAY, Ersin; YANTURALI, Sedat; Kiyan, GÜÇLÜ

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.06.005

Can elevated troponin I levels predict complicated clinical course and inhospitat mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?

AKSAY E., YANTURALI S., Kiyan S.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.25, no.2, pp.138-143, 2007 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.06.005
Title of Journal : AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Page Numbers: pp.138-143

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of elevated cardiac troponin I (cTnI) for prediction of complicated clinical course and in-hospital mortality in patients with confirmed acute pulmonary embolism (PE).