Abstract
The measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is pivotal in the biochemical diagnosis of myocardial damage in adults and in infants as well (1). cTnI could also be used in other pathologies that may affect the neonatal heart, such as birth asphyxia, primary pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, and multiple organ system failure (2)(3). A newly born term male suffered a mild episode of asphyxia at birth (Apgar scores: 3 and 9 at 1st and 5th min, respectively) and needed a short resuscitation course at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Blood tests 30 min after delivery showed metabolic acidosis, an arterial …
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