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Troponin Elevation in Older Patients with Acute Pneumonia: Frequency and Prognostic Value

Cardiovascular (CV) events are particularly frequent after acute pneumonia (AP) in the elderly. We aimed to assess whether cardiac troponin I, a specific biomarker of myocardial injury, independently predicts CV events and death after AP in older inpatients. Among 214 consecutive patients with AP ag...

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Autores principales: Putot, Alain, Bouhey, Emmanuel, Tetu, Jennifer, Barben, Jérémy, Timsit, Eléonore, Putot, Sophie, Ray, Patrick, Manckoundia, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33182841
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113623