Prognostic value of cardiac troponin I in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study

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Authors: Sule Gul, Fatma Tokgöz Akyıl, Ali Çetinkaya, Çiğdem Sabancı, Ayşegül Erinç
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000049040
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Abstract

Cardiac involvement is increasingly recognized in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study aimed to investigate the association between baseline troponin I levels and clinical outcomes, including overall survival, among hospitalized patients with CAP who underwent clinician-directed cardiac evaluation. In this retrospective cohort study, 491 patients were stratified according to baseline cardiac troponin I level (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Medicine
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Volume
105
Issue
21
Pages
e49040–e49040
Publication date
22 May 2026
Language
EN