Cardiac troponin I is associated with impaired hemodynamics, progressive left ventricular dysfunction, and increased mortality rates in advanced heart failure.

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Published in Circulation on August 11, 2003

Authors

Tamara B Horwich1, Jignesh Patel, W Robb MacLellan, Gregg C Fonarow

Author Affiliations

1: Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Division of Cardiology, 47-123 CHS, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, Calif 90095-1679, USA.

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