Elevated baseline hs-cTnT levels predict exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8314690	Clinica Chimica Acta	2012	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº A blood test for assessing cardiac risk might improve evaluation of CAD in PAD patients. âº We investigate the association of serum-hs-cTnT with exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. âº Elevated baseline levels of hs-cTnT predict exercise-induced myocardial ischemia.

Keywords

Myocardial ischemia Peripheral arterial disease coronary artery disease Troponin Exercise test

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Elevated baseline hs-cTnT levels predict exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Authors

Jürgen Falkensammer, Simon Gasteiger, Tatjana Stojakovic, Markus Stühlinger, Hubert Scharnagl, Andreas Frech, Gustav Fraedrich, Andreas Greiner, Kurt Huber,