Dichotomizing high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T results and important analytical considerations

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1570-

  Kavsak, Peter A ^a   Worster, Andrew ^a  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX PAIN;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84859807727     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.904     Document Type: Letter

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