Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on the rational use of cardiac troponins in daily practice.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Okyay, Kaan; Sadıç, Beste Özben; Şahinarslan, Asife; Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Karabay, Can Yücel; Eryüksel, Semiha Emel; Gülbahar, Özlem; Tekin, Abdullah
- Source
- Anatolian Journal of Cardiology / Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi. Jun2019, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p331-344. 14p.
- Subject
- *AORTIC dissection
*CHEST pain
*CARDIOLOGY
- Language
- ISSN
- 2149-2263
The article presents the consensus report by the Turkish Society of Cardiology on the rational use of cardiac troponins (cTn) in daily practice. Topics discussed include identification of pre-analytical and analytical factors affecting cTn measurements and cardiac and non-cardiac causes of acute cTn elevations. Also mentioned are potential underlying mechanisms and clinical and prognostic significance of cTn elevations and recommendations for daily practice based on multidisciplinary approach.