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Cardiac troponin i in acute pericarditis

Massimo Imazio, MD^*,*, Brunella Demichelis, MD^*, Enrico Cecchi, MD^*, Riccardo Belli, MD^*, Aldo Ghisio, MD^*, Marco Bobbio, MD and Rita Trinchero, MD^*

^* Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy
University Cardiology Medical School, Turin, Italy

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Temporal changes of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in viral or idiopathic acute pericarditis. In group II (solid line, squares) cTnI temporal pattern was similar to that seen in acute myocardial infarction with levels detectable for 5 to 6 days while in group I (dashed line, circles) cTnI temporal pattern was shorter (2 to 3 days). Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations from 29 patients in group I and from nine patients in group II.