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Factors independently associated with cardiac troponin I levels in young and healthy adults from the general population.
Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society - 1 Feb 2017
Bossard Matthias, Thériault Sébastien, Aeschbacher Stefanie, Schoen Tobias, Kunz Seraina, von Rotz Mirco, Estis Joel, Todd John, Risch Martin, Mueller Christian, Risch Lorenz, Paré Guillaume, Conen David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Determinants of cardiomyocyte injury as quantified by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in young and healthy individuals, and sex-specific 99th percentiles are largely unknown. METHODS: Our study included 2077 adults from the general population aged 25-41 years without cardiovascular disease. cTnI was measured using a high-sensitivity assay. We performed stepwise backward linear regression...
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