The D-dimer approach for troponin in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction: Is it really useful?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1570-1571

  Correia, Luis C L ^a   Noya Rabelo, Mrcia ^a  

^a Medical School of Bahia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; TROPONIN;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

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

EID: 84859847416     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.905     Document Type: Letter

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