Diagnosis of Myocardial Injury in Blunt Chest Trauma
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 326-332, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of serial electrocardiograms(ECG), myocardial band of creatinine phosphokinase(CK)(CK-MB/CK ratio) and two dimensional echocardiography(ECHO) for myocardial injury in patients with blunt chest trauma. METHODS: We prospectively investigated 54 patients(male : 38, female : 16, mean age : 41) with severe blunt chest trauma. Presence of myocardial injury was determined by increase(>0.1ug/L) of peak serum troponin T(TnT) concentration from serial mesurements. RESULTS: Among 54 patients with blunt chest trauma, 23 patients(43%) had increased peak TnT level which suggested of myocardial injury. Among 23 patients with increased TnT, abnormal ECG findings were found in 18(78%) and echocardiographic abnormalities were observed in 17(74%). Cardiovascular events in 9(39%) of 23 patients with increase Tnt. There was no cardiovascular events in patients with normal TnT. CONCLUSION: Significant proprotion of patients with blunt chest trauma had elevated TnT value which suggested of myocardial injury. We recommend echocardiagraphy and serial tracing of ECG to verify the clinical significance of elevated TnT in patients with blunt chest trauma.
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Main subject:
Thorax
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Troponin
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Trinitrotoluene
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Echocardiography
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Prospective Studies
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Troponin T
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Creatinine
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Diagnosis
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Electrocardiography
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
1997
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Article