A cautionary tale-false-positive troponin I in pregnancy

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 439-440

  Petrie, C J ^a   Weir, R A P ^a   Reid, A ^b   Rodgers, J ^a   Brady, A J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 79955410480     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq107     Document Type: Article

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