Multicentre evaluation of the diagnostic value of cardiac troponin T, CK-MB mass, and myoglobin for assessing patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes in routine clinical practice

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 280-286

  Collinson, Paul O ^a   Stubbs, P J ^b   Kessler, A C ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Evaluation   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN T;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0037369226     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.3.280     Document Type: Article

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