Serum levels of high-sensitivity troponin T: a novel marker for left ventricular remodeling and performance in hypertensive subjects

• Published in: Genetics and molecular research Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 5143 - 5153
• Main Authors: Miao, D.M., Zhang, L.P., Yu, H.P., Zhang, J.Y., Xiao, W.K., Ye, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 07.07.2014
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Pressure; Cardiomegaly - blood; Cardiomegaly - complications; Cardiomegaly - diagnosis; Cardiomegaly - physiopathology; Case-Control Studies; Fasting; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Myocytes, Cardiac - metabolism; Myocytes, Cardiac - pathology; Prognosis; Sex Factors; Troponin T - blood; Ventricular Remodeling
• ISSN: 1676-5680; 1676-5680
• DOI: 10.4238/2014.July.7.7

It has been well established that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-TnT) is a specific and highly sensitive marker in acute coronary syndromes. On the other hand, studies on serum concentrations of hs-TnT in patients with hypertension in the absence of significant coronary stenosis are limited...