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The Diagnostic Utility of Cardiac Biomarkers in Dialysis Patients
Seminars in Dialysis, 07/03/2012
Clinical Article
Wang AYM et al. – Cardiac troponin represents a highly sensitive and specific marker of myocardial damage and is a current gold standard test for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the general population. On the other hand, natriuretic peptides, released from the heart secondary to increased left ventricular wall stress, have emerged as a diagnostic marker for heart failure in the general population. These two biomarkers reflect unique pathology of the myocardium and are powerful prognostic markers in the dialysis population.