Johannes Schmid, Laura Liesinger, Ruth Birner-Gruenberger, Tatjana Stojakovic, Hubert Scharnagl, Benjamin Dieplinger, Martin Asslaber, Roman Radl, Meinrad Beer, Malgorzata Polacin, Johannes Mair, Dieter Szolar, Andrea Berghold, Stefan Quasthoff, Josepha S Binder, Peter P Rainer
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins are often elevated in patients with skeletal muscle disease who have no evidence of cardiac disease. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to characterize cardiac troponin concentrations in patients with myopathies and derive insights regarding the source of elevated troponin T measurements. METHODS: Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations were determined by using high sensitivity assays in 74 patients with hereditary and acquired skeletal myopathies...
April 10, 2018: Journal of the American College of Cardiology