Does high-sensitivity troponin measurement aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism?

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 410-412

  Hogg, K ^a   Haslam, S ^b   Hinchliffe, E ^b   Sellar, L ^b   Lecky, F ^a   Cruickshank, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN;

EID: 79251551976     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04153.x     Document Type: Letter

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