THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN TO TROPONIN RATIO FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF PERIMYOCARDITIS FROM ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Authors :: Simcha R. Meisel
Aaron Frimerman
David S. Blondheim
Aya Asif
Rami Abu Fanne
Jamil Muhassen
Naama Amsalem
Michael Shochat
Yaniv Levi
Carmel Levin
Avraham Shotan
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:263
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2019.
Abstract: It is frequently difficult to differentiate between perimyocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Diagnosis is usually established by excluding obstructive coronary disease. The primary process in perimyocarditis is inflammation, associated with high C-reactive protein (CRP) and low

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
biology
business.industry
C-reactive protein
Inflammation
Coronary disease
medicine.disease
Troponin
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
biology.protein
cardiovascular diseases
Myocardial infarction
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business

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