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The prognostic value of measurement of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T for mortality in a cohort of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation, indicating myocardial injury, is frequent during acute COPD exacerbations and associated with increased mortality. The prognostic value of circulating c...

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Autores principales: Neukamm, Anke, Einvik, Gunnar, Didrik Høiseth, Arne, Søyseth, Vidar, Henrik Holmedahl, Nils, Kononova, Natalia, Omland, Torbjørn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27887619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0319-9