Role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill patients

doi:10.1186/cc3920

Critical Care
Volume 9
Issue 6

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Role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill patients

Andrew J Turley¹ and Jacqui A Gedney²

¹Cardiology Specialist Registrar, Cardiology & General Adult Intensive Care Unit, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, UK

²Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Cardiology & General Adult Intensive Care Unit, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, UK

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Critical Care 2005, 9:E30doi:10.1186/cc3920


Published:	11 November 2005

See related research article http://ccforum.com/content/9/4/R390 See related letter http://ccforum.com/content/10/1/404

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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.