Value of myocardial hypoxia markers (creatine kinase and its MB-fraction, troponin-T, QT-intervals) and serum creatinine for the retrospective diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia

Neonatal asphyxia is a major topic of neonatal research. However, no clear-cut physiologic parameters exist which enable an early identification of neonatal infants who are either at risk to develop brain damage or posthypoxic heart failure. Parameters indicating dysfunction of the heart and kidneys as creatinine and creatinine kinase have been evaluated. In our study, 47 asphyxiated infants (umbilical artery pH