Troponin measurements in ischemic heart disease: More than just a black and white picture

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 987-990

  Antman, Elliott M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0034806508     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01497-8     Document Type: Editorial

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