THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN TO TROPONIN RATIO FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF PERIMYOCARDITIS FROM ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Autor: Simcha R. Meisel, Aaron Frimerman, David S. Blondheim, Aya Asif, Rami Abu Fanne, Jamil Muhassen, Naama Amsalem, Michael Shochat, Yaniv Levi, Carmel Levin, Avraham Shotan
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:263
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30871-x
Popis: It is frequently difficult to differentiate between perimyocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Diagnosis is usually established by excluding obstructive coronary disease. The primary process in perimyocarditis is inflammation, associated with high C-reactive protein (CRP) and low
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