Implications of elevated cardiac troponin in patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism: an observational study.

Conclusions: Elevated cTn is independent predictor of short and long-term mortality. The predictive power of cTn increases when combined with the clinical probability score. Further, larger prospective studies are needed to confirm the findings of the present study. PMID: 31559033 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research