BACKGROUND Biochemical markers of cardiac damage are used extensively in the adult
population, primarily for diagnosis and to assist management of acute myocardial infarction …

Abstract Background: Troponin-I (Tn-I) is a well-recognized early postoperative marker for
myocardial damage in adults and children. The present prospective study was undertaken to …

Objective To investigate serum cardiac troponin I, a sensitive marker of cardiac myocyte
damage, in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by hypertension with and …

Despite the current improvement of diabetes care in pregnancy, neonatal complications are
still more frequent than in the general population. Even in fetuses of well controlled diabetic …

OBJECTIVES: To describe congenital heart disease death rates in infants born between 34
and 40 weeks, estimate the relationship between gestational age and congenital heart …

Background Biochemical markers have not been routinely used in children at risk for
myocardial damage. Yet, because of somatic growth and the duration of survival, a low level …

Background. Perioperative myocardial injury is a major determinant of postoperative cardiac
dysfunction for congenital heart disease, but its assessment during this period is difficult. The …

Objectives This study evaluated the prognostic value of postoperative cardiac troponin-I
(cTnI) in predicting all-cause mortality up to 3 months after normothermic congenital cardiac …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the association of circulating
concentrations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTn) in the various trimesters of …

In this chapter we review the current status of early detection of congenital heart disease in
the first trimester of pregnancy. There is an increasing demand for earlier diagnosis of …