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We present a case of a patient with catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with unusually high concentrations of cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) and cardiac Troponin T (cTnT). Troponins are sensitive and specific markers of myocardial injury. The degree of their elevation, in the context of the chronic autoimmune condition of the patient, elicited a thorough investigation for the presence of interfering antibodies.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Meyer B125, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. olaterzl@jhmi.edu
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