A rapid postmortem cardiac troponin T assay: Laboratory evidence of sudden cardiac death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-176

  Cina, Stephen J ^a,b,c,d   Brown, Daniel K ^a,b,c   Smialek, John E ^a,b,c   Collins, Kim A ^a,b,c  

^a Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner ^*  (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay; Autopsy; Heart; Sudden death; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0035003194     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200106000-00012     Document Type: Article

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