Cord-Blood High-Sensitivity Troponin-I Reference Interval and Association with Early Neonatal Outcomes.

· Established the 90th, 95th, and 99th percentiles of neonatal cord-blood hs-cTnI in term infants as 19.75, 41.45, and 166.30 ng/L, respectively.. · Infants with hs-cTnI levels exceeding the 90th percentile had lower gestational ages and birth weights with higher rates of NICU admissions.. · Infants with respiratory distress or requiring NICU admission were found to have higher levels of hs-cTnI..