Prevalence and clinical significance of an elevated cardiac troponin I in patients presenting to the Emergency Department without chest pain

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-95

  Swinkels, B M ^a   Sonke, G S ^a   Muller, H P ^a   Peters, R H J ^a  

^a Gooi Noord Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac troponin I; Emergency Department; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33144469824     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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