J Med Cases

Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access

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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 10, October 2014, pages 545-548

Troponin I Elevation Due to Alcoholism in Absence of Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1. Patient’s EKGs during the first (A) and second (B, 5 months later) hospitalization. No any dynamic ST-segment changes were shown.

Figure 2. Patient’s echocardiograms during the first (A) and second (B, 5 months later) hospitalization. Normal LV wall thickness, normal LV structure and function were observed.

Table

**Table 1.** Results of Laboratory Determinations for Patient’s cTnI, CK and CK-MB Isoenzyme During Two Admissions
Lab tests	First admission			Second admission (5 months later)
Lab tests	0 h	8 h	16 h	0 h	8 h	16 h
*cTnI, normal range < 0.3 ng/mL; CK, normal range 20 - 200 IU/L; CK-MB, normal range 1.0 - 5.0 ng/mL.
cTnI (ng/mL)*	0.36	0.42	0.38	0.33	0.31	0.34
CK (IU/L)	592	461	309	89	90	86
CK-MB (ng/mL)	4.39	3.79	2.48	2.77	2.83	1.81