%0 Journal Article
%T The Differences of Cord Blood Troponin I (TnI) Level between Normal and Asphyxiated Infants and Its Correlation  with APGAR Score
%A Amillia Siddiq
%A Sofie R. Krisnadi
%A Jusuf S. Effendi
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 954-960
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2014.415134
%X Asphyxia could increase
infant morbidity and mortality. Ante-<span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">and
intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) examination could lead to a false positive
diagnosis of asphyxia (fetal distress). Troponin I (TnI) is an important factor
to the pathogenesis of asphyxia. Cord blood TnI level is increased in</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">infants</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">with fetal cardiac dysfunction,
causing pathological CTG and low APGAR score (&lt;7). In the future, TnI is
expected to reduce false positive diagnosis of asphyxia caused by CTG. This
research was conducted to examine and analyze the differences of cord blood</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">TnI</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">level
between</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">normal and asphyxiated
infants</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">and to determine the
correlation between</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">TnI</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">level and APGAR score. An observational
analytical cross sectional study was conducted to a total of 36 patients with</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">asphyxiated infants</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">(18 patients) and normal</span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"> </span><span
%K APGAR Score
%K Asphyxia
%K Cord Blood Troponin I Level
%K TnI
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51310