PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G Katwa
AU  - G Komatireddy
AU  - S E Walker
TI  - False positive elevation of cardiac troponin I in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
DP  - 2001 Dec 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 2750--2751
VI  - 28
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/12/2750.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/12/2750.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2001 Dec 01; 28
AB  - Cardiac troponin I is a sensitive and specific biochemical marker for the diagnosis of acute myocardial injury. We describe a patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in whom troponin I, measured with a microparticle enzyme immunoassay, was elevated falsely in the absence of acute myocardial infarction. Apparent elevation of troponin I concentration should be evaluated with care in patients with seropositive RA.