Evaluation of coagulation markers for early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency room

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1924-1930

  Derhaschnig, Ulla ^a   Laggner, Anton N ^a   Röggla, Martin ^a   Hirschl, Michael M ^a   Kapiotis, Stylianos ^a   Marsik, Claudia ^a   Jilma, Bernd ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA; THROMBUS;

EID: 0036841416     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.11.1924     Document Type: Article

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