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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T for detection of subtle abnormalities of cardiac phenotype in a general population of elderly individuals.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Mar 2013
Masson S, Latini R, Mureddu G F, Agabiti N, Miceli M, Cesaroni G, Forastiere F, Wienhues-Thelen U-H, Block D, Zaugg C, Vago T, Boccanelli A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between circulating cardiac biomarkers and minor abnormalities in cardiac phenotype [left ventricular (LV) mass and midwall fractional shortening (MFS)] in elderly individuals in a general population sample. DESIGN AND SETTING: We examined the relationship between plasma concentrations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) or N-terminal probrain natriuretic...
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