Cardiac troponin I as a prognostic factor in critically ill pneumonia patients in the absence of acute coronary syndrome

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5885515	Journal of Critical Care	2015	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Increased levels of cTnI are an independent predictor of ICU mortality in patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia without evidence of acute coronary syndrome.

Keywords

HCAp cTn pro-BNP ARDS GFR APACHE II PSI ACS left ventricular dysfunction Sequential Organ Failure Assessment intensive care unit ICU Cardiac troponin Acute respiratory distress syndrome Acute coronary syndrome Pneumonia severity index Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Mortality Respiratory failure Glomerular filtration rate Community-acquired pneumonia hospital-acquired pneumonia Severe pneumonia Health care–associated pneumonia prognosis SOFA Creatine kinase CaP HAp

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Cardiac troponin I as a prognostic factor in critically ill pneumonia patients in the absence of acute coronary syndrome

Authors

Yeon Joo MD, Hongyeul MD, Ji soo MD, Se Joong MD, Young-Jae MD, Ho Il MD, Jae Ho MD, Choon-Taek MD, Jong Sun MD,