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Title
Serum cardiac troponin I and ST-segment elevation in patients with acute pericarditis.
Authors
Bonnefoy, E; Godon, P; Kirkorian, G; Fatemi, M; Chevalier, P; Touboul, P
Abstract
ST-segment elevation in acute pericarditis is believed to be caused by superficial myocardial inflammation or epicardial injury. We used cardiac troponin I, a sensitive and specific marker of myocardial injury, to assess myocardial lesions in idiopathic acute pericarditis and its relationship to ST-segment elevation.
Publication
European heart journal, 2000, Vol 21, Issue 10, p832