Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of the echocardiography and troponin-T test combination in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-46

  Di Pasquale, Pietro ^a   Cannizzaro, Sergio ^a   Scalzo, Sebastiano ^a   Maringhini, Giorgio ^a   Sarullo, Filippo M ^b   Cacia, Antonina ^a   Paterna, Salvatore ^c  

^a Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

^b Buccheri La Ferla Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary sydromes; Angiography; Echocardiography; Sensitivity; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 1542726349     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000013154.61977.eb     Document Type: Article

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