Biochemical markers in the management of suspected acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-19

  Huggon, A M ^a   Chambers, J ^a   Nayeem, N ^a   Tutt, P ^a   Crook, M ^a   Swaminathan, S ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiac enzyme; CKMB mass; Myoglobin; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0035689058     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.1.15     Document Type: Article

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