[Relationships of serum troponin T with ECG, colour doppler sonography of lower extremity venous and arterial blood gas findings in patients with acute pulmonary embolism]

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary embolism is a prevalent and fatal pulmonary disease. In this study, the relationships between serum highly sensitive [hs] troponin T levels and findings of ECG, colour doppler sonography of lower extremity veins venous [CDS LEV] and also arterial blood gas [ABG] in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism were investigated. A cross sectional study was carried out on 33 patients with acute pulmonary embolism who were hospitalized in Emam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences between 2009 and 2010 [mean age, 49.3; 18 male and 15 female]. [18 patients had with a normal hs-troponin T, lower than 14 pg/ml, and 15 patients had with elevated hs-troponin T.]with acute pulmonary embolism [mean age, 49.3; 18 male and 15 female] who were hospitalized in Emam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences between 2009 and 2010 Serum hs-troponin T level was measured by ELISA highly sensitive method. The prevalence of T invert and S1Q3T3 patterns and also thrombosis in lower extremity deep venous were significantly higher in patients with elevated hs-troponin T. In addition, PCO2 and HCO3- levels were significantly lower in patients with elevated hs-troponin T levels. According to the results of the study, it seems that the elevated hs-troponin T accompanies with ECG and ABG findings and also with thrombosis in lower extremity deep venous prevalence in patients with acute pulmonary embolism