A rapid troponin I assay is not optimal for determination of troponin status and prediction of subsequent cardiac events at suspicion of unstable coronary syndromes

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 113-120

  James, Stefan K ^a,f   Lindahl, Bertil ^a   Armstrong, Paul ^b   Califf, Robert ^c   Simoons, Maarten L ^d   Venge, Per ^e   Wallentin, Lars ^a  

^a Department of Medical Sciences Cardiology   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Clinical Chemistry   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Coronary artery disease; Mortality; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1242317141     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00157-8     Document Type: Article

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