| Literature DB >> 15482402 |
S Ehrhardt1, D Wichmann, C J Hemmer, G D Burchard, N W Brattig.
Abstract
In an unmatched case-control study of 63 non-immune European patients with uncomplicated (n = 52) and complicated (n = 11) falciparum malaria, serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP), myoglobin, troponin T and creatin kinase-muscle brain were compared. Elevated levels of NT-proBNP and H-FABP indicated myocardial impairment in complicated but not in uncomplicated falciparum malaria. The clinical impact of these findings remains to be evaluated. The pathophysiology of cardiac impairment in complicated falciparum malaria warrants further investigation.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15482402 DOI： 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01303.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Med Int Health ISSN： 1360-2276 Impact factor: 2.622