Usefulness of positive Troponin-T and negative creatine kinase levels in identifying high-risk patients with unstable angina pectoris

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 510-511

  Pettijohn, Trent L ^a   Doyle, Thomas ^a   Spiekerman, A Michael ^a   Watson, Linley E ^a   Riggs, Mark W ^a   Lawrence, Mark E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; STREPTAVIDIN; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0343247736     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00405-0     Document Type: Article

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