Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Apr 2002
Comparative StudyCoronary angiographic findings in patients with clinical unstable angina according to cardiac troponin I and T concentrations in serum.
Elevated cardiac troponin levels have been reported to identify unstable angina patients at high risk. ⋯ Patients with unstable angina who have significant release of cTnI and/or cTnT have evidence of more complex lesions on coronary angiography, supporting the hypothesis that both troponins might be used without distinction as surrogate markers for microembolization from thrombus formation on a disrupted plaque.