Does troponin T elevation after implanted defibrillator discharge predict survival?
Elevation of troponin T after ICD discharge, even when it occurs after device testing, is a risk factor for mortality that is independent of other common clinical factors that predict survival in such patients.
The results show previously unrecognised racial differences in the hospital presentation of keratoconus in the UK. Compared with white patients, Asians have a fourfold increase in incidence, are younger at presentation and require corneal grafting at an earlier age.