Oran B, Coban H, Karaaslan S, Atabek E, Gürbilek M, Erkul I
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Indian J Pediatr. 2001 Oct;68(10):943-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02722592.
The study was performed to investigate the level of serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a specific marker for myocardial cell damage, in the acute rheumatic carditis (RC).
Twenty seven consecutive patients with acute RC and 23 healthy children were enrolled.
cTnI level in both groups showed no statistical difference (p > 0.05).
Serum cTnI level did not gain clinical use.