Prognostic value of stable troponin T elevation in patients discharged from emergency department

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Fundaro, Camilla ^a   Guzzetti, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Myocardial ischemia; Prognosis; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 77949438434     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328336ecc5     Document Type: Article

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