Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 605-

  Shand, James A ^a   McEneaney, David J ^a   Menown, Ian B ^a  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HEART TYPE FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; TROPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952518409     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2011.223404     Document Type: Letter

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