Journal of Lung Diseases & Treatment

Kulkarni H

Publications

• Research Article
  Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Children with Acute Severe Asthma Treated with IV Salbutamol
  Author(s): Kulkarni H, Akwei S, Luyt DK, Gaillard EA, Mulla H and Pandya HCKulkarni H, Akwei S, Luyt DK, Gaillard EA, Mulla H and Pandya HC
  
  Background: Severe acute asthma and its treatment may uncommonly result in cardiac complications such as arrhythmias and acute coronary ischaemia. Methods: We carried out a retrospective audit of 14 children treated for acute severe asthma with intravenous (IV) salbutamol at the Leicester Royal Infirmary between September 2012 and April 2013. Cardiac troponin I levels were measured at the time blood was sampled for monitoring of blood biochemistry. Results: Cardiac troponin I (CTnI) levels ranged from 20 to 4255 mg/ml; 8 children had elevated CTnI levels (>40mg/ ml) on 9 occasions. Neither total (mg/kg) salbutamol (inhaled + IV) or total (mg/kg) salbutamol IV dose correlated with blood CTnI levels. Conclusions: In most patients, raised CTnI were not associated with signs or symptoms of cardiac dys.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-1018.1000102

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