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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of patent ductus arteriosus on the myocardium by measuring levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), as a marker of ischemic myocardial damage.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on the myocardium by measuring levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), a marker of ischemic myocardial damage. STUDY DESIGN: Eighty infants with a median gestation of 28 weeks (interquartile range ([IQR] = 26.1 to 29.5 weeks) and median birth weight of 1.06 kg (IQR = 0.87 to 1.21 kg) underwent echocardiographic and cTnT more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformations of the circulatory system - patent ductus arteriosus
Categories:
patent ductus arteriosus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr,
Vol: 153 Page: 350-3 September 2008
A. F. El-Khuffash; E. J. Molloy
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