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ArticlePediatric cardiology2018

Sensitive Cardiac Troponins: Could They Be New Biomarkers in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Congenital Heart Disease?

Seyma Kayali, Ilker Ertugrul, Tamer Yoldas, Ozkan Kaya, Senem Ozgür, Utku A Orün, Selmin Karademir

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Article in Pediatric cardiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Seyma KayaliPediatric Cardiology Department, Keçiören Training and Research Hospital, Pınarbasi Mahallesi, Sanatoryum Caddesi, Ardahan Sokak 06380 No:25, Keçiören/Ankara, Turkey. ak-seyma@hotmail.com.
Ilker ErtugrulPediatric Cardiology Department, Medical Faculty, Hacettepe Univercity, Ankara, Turkey.
Tamer YoldasPediatric Cardiology Department, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozkan KayaPediatric Cardiology Department, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Senem OzgürPediatric Cardiology Department, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Utku A OrünPediatric Cardiology Department, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Selmin KarademirPediatric Cardiology Department, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ministry of Health · TRS.B. Keçiören Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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Abstract

To analyze the role of sensitive cardiac troponin I (scTnI) and high-sensitive troponin T (hscTnT) in the determination of myocardial injury caused by volume and pressure load due to pulmonary hypertension (PH) and to investigate if these markers may be useful in the management of PH in childhood. Twenty-eight patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with left to right shunt and PH, 29 patients with CHD with left to right shunt but without PH, and 18 healthy children, in total 75 individuals, were included in the study. All cases were aged between 4 and 36 months. Echocardiographic evaluation was performed in all cases, and invasive hemodynamic investigation was performed in 33 cases. Blood samples were obtained from all cases, for the measurement of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), pro-brain natriuretic peptide (pro-BNP), sensitive cardiac troponin I (scTnI), and high-sensitive troponin T (hscTnT) levels. The mean BNP, pro-BNP, scTnI, and hsTnT levels were statistically significantly higher in patients with PH than in the patients without PH (p < 0.001). A statistically significant positive correlation was determined between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and scTnI and hscTnT levels (r = 0.34 p = 0.01, r = 0.46 p < 0.001, respectively) levels. Pulmonary hypertension determined in congenital heart diseases triggers myocardial damage independently of increased volume or pressure load and resistance, occurring by disrupting the perfusion via increasing ventricular wall tension and the myocardial oxygen requirement. Serum scTnI and hscTnT levels may be helpful markers to determine the damage associated with PH in childhood.

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AngiographyBiomarkersChild, PreschoolEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHemodynamicsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryInfantMaleMyocardiumNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkersNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide Fragmentspro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)Troponin ITroponin TCongenital heart diseaseMyocardial injuryPulmonary hypertensionSensitive cardiac troponins

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