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Published in: Critical Care 6/2005

01-12-2005 | Letter

Role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill patients

Authors: Andrew J Turley, Jacqui A Gedney

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2005

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In a recent issue of Critical Care, Dr King and colleagues [1] described the role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill medical patients. They concluded that elevated troponin levels measured on admission are associated with an increased mortality rate. …
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Metadata
Title
Role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill patients
Authors
Andrew J Turley
Jacqui A Gedney
Publication date
01-12-2005
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2005
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc3920

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