Can troponin I measurement predict short-term serious cardiac outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-30

  Hill, Stephen A ^a,b,c   Devereaux, P J ^a   Griffith, Lauren ^a   Opie, John ^a   McQueen, Matthew J ^a,b   Panju, Akbar ^a   Stanton, Eric ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiac troponin; Likelihood ratios; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION;

EID: 18244362027     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500008861     Document Type: Article

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