Strategies for the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction using biochemical markers

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Zaninotto, Martina ^a   Altinier, Sara ^b   Lachin, Mattia ^a   Celegon, Leopoldo ^c   Plebani, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Center of Biomedical Research   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova ^*

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Creatine kinase MB; Diagnostic strategies; Multiple testing; Myoglobin; Sensitivity; Specificity; Troponin I

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0033058276     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/111.3.399     Document Type: Article

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