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The present study was designed to assess the deleterious effects of bovine tropical theileriosis on the cardiovascular system and the consequent myocardial involvement in young calves. Myocardial effects in parasitic diseases are often neglected. Hemolytic anemia, associated secondary hypoxia, and vasculitis are cardinal features of bovine theileriosis. In the present study, electrocardiogram (ECG) alongside serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and creatinine phosphokinase-myocardial band (CPK-MB) concentrations were analyzed in infected, treated, and control groups of young calves. Non-significant alterations were noticed in ECG. However, certain signs like sinus tachycardia, first-degree AV block, atrial premature complex, left atrial hypertrophy, and right atrial hypertrophy were found on consistent basis in infected calves. A significant increase in the serum concentration levels of cTnI and CPK-MB was noticed in infected calves followed by significant fall in both these biomarkers post treatment. cTnI and CPK-MB can definitely be used as myocardial markers in theileriosis-affected animals.
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PMID:Variation in cardiac markers and electrocardiographic alterations in young calves naturally infected with bovine tropical theileriosis. 2945 27

The measurement of cardiac troponin, released from injured cardiomyocytes, is of paramount importance in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Elevated troponin can be encountered, however, in patients with cardiomyopathy, significant cardiac arrhythmias, vasculitis, right-sided heart strain, critical systemic illnesses, stroke, drug toxicity (such as Adriamycin), poisons (such as snake venoms), renal failure, seizure, and rhabdomyolysis. If the clinical picture is not consistent with any of these causes, a false-positive result should be considered. We herein describe a 94-year-old man with a prior history of coronary artery disease who presented with altered mental status and was found to have a persistently high troponin level resulting in three admissions to the coronary care unit for various noncardiac complaints. Because of discordance between clinical and laboratory data, immunological interference due to heterophile antibodies in the locally used assay (AccuTnI+3, Beckman Coulter) was suspected. The same serum sample tested on a different assay (Elecsys Troponin I Assay, Roche) resulted in an undetectable cardiac troponin I level, thus confirming the diagnosis.
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PMID:Multiple admissions to the coronary care unit due to falsely elevated cardiac troponin. 3119 Nov 68

A 53-year-old man with active hepatitis C and cirrhosis presented with a vasculitic rash, myalgias, and fatigue, and was found to have an elevated cardiac troponin I up to 15.7 ng/mL with normal electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and coronary angiogram prior to being discharged. Subsequently, during a similar presentation to another academically affiliated hospital, the patient had a normal cardiac troponin T (< 0.01 ng/mL). Upon his third presentation with significantly elevated troponin I to 15.98 ng/mL, the patient was found to have cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and elevated rheumatoid factor due to active hepatitis C, causing interference with the troponin I immunoassay. In conclusion, troponin I assays may have high false-positive values due to interference by rheumatoid factor and/or a polyclonal antibody found in cryoglobulinemia.
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PMID:False-positive Troponin I Assay elevation due to occult Mixed Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis. 3103 6