Cardiac tropinins in critically ill dogs with systemic inflammation

Myocardial injury can be detected by measurement of circulating cardiac troponins. Increased concentrations of cardiac troponins have been detected in a variety of both cardiac and noncardiac critical diseases. When excluding human patients with cardiac disease, myocardial injury has been detected in up to 80% of critically ill humans with the highest percentage in those with inflammatory diseases and shock. Myocardial injury in patients with systemic inflammation is suspected to have a multifactorial cause involving hemodynamic changes and toxic effects of cytokines.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Critical Care Source Type: research