Prognostic value of cardiac troponins in COVID-19 infection

The novel acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus appears to have emerged from Wuhan, China, in December of 2019 (COVID-19) and has now developed to a rapid pandemic spread. At the end of August 2020, the infection has resulted in more than 25 million documented cases with more than 850,000 deaths worldwide....

Author : Kosit Sribhen, Sudarat Piyophirapong
Keyword : COVID-19, cardiac troponins, coronavirus
Category : Letters to the Editor

Increased cardiac troponin T concentrations in a young obese man with chest pain and non-obstructive coronary arteries

Acute myocardial infarction in young patients with non-obstructive coronary arteries is rare and has been rarely reported in the literature. We report herein a case of an obese young man presented to the emergency department with typical chest pain, ischaemic ECG changes, and elevated cardiac troponin T concentrations...

Author : Pusadee Luenee, Noppadol Arechep, Sudcharee Kiartivich, Sudarat Piyophirapong, Nattawut Wongpraparut, Kosit Sribhen
Keyword : Cardiac troponin T, myocardial infarction, non-obstructive coronary ateries.
Category : Case Reports