Diagnosing and managing acute pulmonary embolism: Role of cardiac troponins

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 751-753

  Tapson, Victor F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038742740     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94705-8     Document Type: Editorial

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