Troponin T as an indicator of myocardial damage in pericarditis

Report By: Dhurga Gnanasegaram - Senior Fellow
Search checked by Stewart Teece - Clinical Research Fellow
Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Date Submitted: 11th January 2002
Last Modified: 16th June 2003
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [a patient with chest pain suggestive of acute pericarditis] do [the cardiac troponins] differentiate between [myocardial infarction and myopericardial inflammation]?