TY - JOUR T1 - Raised troponin levels in COPD: a possible mechanism JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 894 LP - 894 DO - 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303665 VL - 99 IS - 12 AU - Matthew M Orde Y1 - 2013/06/15 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/99/12/894.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor I read with interest the recent papers and editorial concerning elevated levels of troponin in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1–3 The authors proffered a variety of possible mechanisms which could account at least in part for the troponin rises detected in instances of both acute exacerbation … ER -