Serum Troponin-I as a prognostic marker in acute exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Serum Troponin-I as a prognostic marker in acute exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. The spectrum of cardiovascular complications associated with COPD is clearly broad, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and pulmona...

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Main Authors: Abdel Rahim I. Youssef, Adel Salah A. Hassan, Reda El-Ghamry, Ayman E. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Tropinin
Exacerbation COPD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001404

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