Journal of Hypertension and Cardiology
Open Access
Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Enables Rapid Risk Stratification in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
Jan 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-12-63
Carsten WunderlichCorresponding author
Introduction: Elevated serum troponin levels are a reliable indicator of right ventricular wall stress in patients with acute pulmonary artery embolism (PE). Raised troponin levels have been shown to predict adverse clinical outcome in these individuals. In this context it was our aim to determine t…