Table 1

Summary of clinical studies on cardiac troponin levels in patients with sepsis and septic shock

Authors

Year

Troponins

Cut-off (μg/l)

Range (μg/l)

Spies et al. [5]

1998

cTnT

0.2

0.04–3.3

Fernandes et al. [34]

1999

cTnI

0.6

Turner et al. [39]

1999

cTnI

0.4

2.4 (median)

Arlati et al. [32]

2000

cTnI

0.5

0.5–11.2

Ver Elst et al. [37]

2000

cTnI

0.4

0.8–6.8

cTnT

0.1

0.2–1.5

Ammann et al. [31]

2001

cTnI

0.1

0.2–15.4

Ammann et al. [19]

2003

cTnI

0.1

cTnT

0.1

Mehta et al. [36]

2004

cTnI

1.0

1–10.8

cTn, cardiac troponin.

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