Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care
Agusala V, Khera R, Cheeran D, Mody P, Reddy PP, Link MS. Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care. Resuscitation 2019, 141: 69-72. PMID: 31201884, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionIschemic etiologyInitial cTnTPeak cTnTCardiac troponinPost-cardiac arrest settingRetrospective single-center registryPost-cardiac arrest careVentricular systolic dysfunctionSingle-center registryTroponin T testingSystolic dysfunctionCenter registryConsecutive patientsSpontaneous circulationArrest carePrognostic utilityCardiac arrestMean agePatient outcomesExpert adjudicationEtiologyCTnTDiagnostic testsT-testing