Elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin T levels are associated with low skeletal muscle mass in abdominal surgical oncology patients at risk for coronary artery disease

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jul 15:191:229-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.035. Epub 2015 May 8.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cachexia; Cancer; Cardiac troponin; Muscle mass; Myocardial injury; Sarcopenia.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / blood*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cachexia / blood
  • Cachexia / epidemiology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / blood*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Strength / physiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Troponin T / blood*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Troponin T