Non-invasive diagnosis of infarct artery patency after acute myocardial infarction by use of serial plasma troponin T concentrations: Importance of measurement of peak levels

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 481-485

  Norris, R M ^a,d   Johnson, R N ^b   White, H D ^a   Robinson, D R ^c  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Clinical Biochemistry ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reperfusion; Thrombolytic treatment; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; STREPTOKINASE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0029953074     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.5.481     Document Type: Article

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