Troponin T in elders with suspected acute coronary syndromes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-297

  Noeller, Thomas P ^a,b   Meldon, Stephen W ^a   Peacock, W Frank ^a   Emerman, Charles L ^a   McErlean, Ellen S ^a   Vanlente, Frederick ^a   Nissen, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Coronary disease; Kidney failure; Myocardial infarction; Troponin

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0041571949     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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