| Autor: |
Luís Graça Santos, MD, Rita Ribeiro Carvalho, MD, Fernando Montenegro Sá, MD, Francisco Soares, MD, Sidarth Pernencar, MD, Ricardo Castro, MD, João Morais, MD, PhD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 456-460 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-0849 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.011 |
| Popis: |
We present the case of a female patient who developed persistently elevated levels of cardiac troponin (cTn) after a previous episode of clinically presumed myocarditis. Extensive investigation concluded that the presence of heterophile antibodies was causing false positive cTn elevation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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