BNP shows myocardial injury earlier than Troponin-I in experimental carbon monoxide poisoning.

Yucel M., Avsarogullari L., Durukan P., Akdur O., ÖZKAN S., Sozuer E., ...More

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, vol.20, no.6, pp.1149-54, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1149-54
  • Keywords: Carbon monoxide poisoning, BNP, Troponin, Carboxyhemoglobin, Myocardial injury, TOXICITY, EXPOSURE, MODERATE, HEART
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this study, our purpose was to determine whether plasma BNP level can be useful or not in determining the severity of myocardial injury formed by CO poisoning and to compare plasma BNP level with serum cTnI level.