There is still a debate about very high-level endurance exercise. While most recreational runners show no lasting harm, some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated troponin levels were found to be related to poorer in-hospital and postdischarge outcomes in patients ...

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA — Cardiac troponin levels that are high but still within the "normal" range appear to be a marker for increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, especially fatal CVD events, ...

Aviles RJ, Askari AT, Lindahl B, Wallentin L, Jia G, Ohman M, et al. Troponin T levels in patients with acute coronary syndromes, with or without renal dysfunction. N Engl J Med 2002;346:2047-52.

WASHINGTON — Elevated measurements of a high-sensitivity troponin T assay help identify patients with myocardial injury who have an increased risk for death after noncardiac surgery, according to data ...

What is the clinical value of a serum troponin level in a hemodynamically stable patient diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE)? When combined with echocardiography in the emergency ...

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Hypertension affects nearly half the United States population. Individuals with hypertension are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease if blood pressure is not controlled. Identifying ...

Patients with chest pain who have MI and other potential acute causes of troponin elevation ruled out remain at a higher risk for death and cardiovascular outcomes if they have any troponin T detected ...

Regular exercise is healthy and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, it appears that prolonged and/or intensive exercise can lead to an increase in cardiac biomarkers in the blood ...

High-dose cyclophosphamide (HD-CTX) is largely employed in high-dose chemotherapy (HD-CHT) protocols. HD-CTX dose-limiting toxicity expresses itself as cardiac toxicity which is fatal in a minority of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old male who apparently suffered a case of food poisoning. I say apparently because no cause was ever discovered for the uncontrollable vomiting and diarrhea that lasted ...