At hospital admission, AMI was present in 13 (15%) of 86 patients with severe CAP. During hospitalization, AMI was present in 13 (20%) of 65 patients who experienced clinical failure.
Troponin elevation is a common occurrence in a variety of critical illnesses, a topic I reviewed here. It’s a poorly understood phenomenon and may not always represent MI.
H/T to Today’s Hospitalist.
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