The concentration of troponin I is increased in patients with acute-onset atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 15;173(3):579-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.113. Epub 2014 Mar 21.

Authors

Giuseppe Lippi¹, Alessandra Picanza², Alessandro Formentini³, Laura Bonfanti⁴, Gianfranco Cervellin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
³ Service of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
⁴ Emergency Department, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.

PMID: 24698231
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.113

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular disease; Risk assessment; Troponin I.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / blood*
Female
Humans
Male
Troponin I / blood*

Substances

Troponin I