The value of procalcitonin, a novel inflammatory marker, in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and evaluation of acute coronary syndrome patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 524-530

  Bektas, Firat ^a   Soyuncu, Secgin ^a   Gunduz, Ilker ^a   Basarici, Ibrahim ^a   Akbas, Halide ^a   Eken, Cenker ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; emergency; myocardial infarction; point of care testing; procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; PROCALCITONIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80755143879     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.05.073     Document Type: Article

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