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Elevated plasma levels of cardiac troponin-I predict left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1: A multicentre cohort follow-up study.

Mark J HamiltonYvonne RobbSarah CummingHelen GregoryAlexis DuncanMonika RahmanAnne McKeownCatherine McWilliamJohn DeanAlison WilcoxMaria E FarrugiaAnneli CooperJosephine McGhieBerit AdamRichard Pettynull nullCheryl LongmanIain FindlayAlan JappDarren G MoncktonMartin A Denvir
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Plasma cTnI is highly elevated in some ambulatory patients with DM1 and shows promise as a tool to aid cardiac risk stratification, possibly by detecting myocardial involvement. Further studies with larger patient numbers are warranted to assess its utility in this setting.
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