Agreement between troponin T levels from plain and heparinized tubes

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 451-455

  Jones, Peter G ^a   McClelland, Andy ^a   McNeil, Alan ^a   Gamble, Greg ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Heparin; Risk stratification; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0035679737     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1035-6851.2001.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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