Perinatal Changes of Cardiac Troponin-I in Normal and Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Pregnancies

Perinatal Changes of Cardiac Troponin-I in Normal and Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Pregnancies

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) implies fetal hypoxia, resulting in blood flow redistribution and sparing of vital organs (brain, heart). Serum cardiac Troponin-I (cTnI), a well-established marker of myocardial ischaemia, was measured in 40 mothers prior to delivery, the doubly...

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Main Authors: Nicoletta Iacovidou, Maria Boutsikou, Demetrios Gourgiotis, Despina D. Briana, Stavroula Baka, Venetia-Maria Vraila, Louiza Kontara, Demetrios Hassiakos, Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/53921

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