Copeptin adds to high-sensitivity troponin T in rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 306-307

  Möckel, Martin ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPEPTIN; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HUMAN; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84856070154     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.171058     Document Type: Letter

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