Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients With Kidney Disease: Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 135

by Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Troponin is a protein complex of three subunits (T, I, and C) that is involved in the contractile process of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Both cardiac and skeletal muscle express troponin C; whereas troponin T and I are generally thought to be cardiac-specific. When cardiac injury occurs (from ischemia or various other causes), cardiomyocytes release cardiac troponin into the blood in proportion to the degree of damage. Troponin levels increase within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505812119
• ISBN13: 9781505812114
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"