Myasthenia gravis. A potential cause of false positively elevated troponin T? Case report and brief review

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Nov 15:199:40-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.165. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Authors

G Stavroulakis¹, M Papadopoulou², G Koutroulis¹, V Zouvelou³, J Katsavochristos⁴, E Georgiadis⁵, C Baltogiannis⁶, G Avrampos¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
² Neurology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece. Electronic address: marpapgr@yahoo.co.uk.
³ Neurology Department Aeginition Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
⁴ Biopathology/Microbiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
⁵ Radiology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.
⁶ Neurology Department Ygeias Melathron, Greece.

PMID: 26184546
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.165

No abstract available

Keywords: False positive; Heterophilic antibodies; Myasthenia; Troponin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Cardiomyopathies / blood
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Myasthenia Gravis / blood
Myasthenia Gravis / complications
Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
Troponin T / blood*

Substances

Biomarkers
Troponin T