Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2719949 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Forty-three percent of bacteremic patients had an elevated cTnI. Risk factors for elevated cTnI were severity of the underlying infection, renal function, and underlying cardiac disease. Increased cTnI was found to be a dependent risk factor and a surrogate marker for death.
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Authors
Carmel MD, David MD, Nurit MSc, Bernard PhD, Amos M. MD, Jonathan MD,