Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease using more sensitive cardiac troponin assays

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 988-997

  Reiter, Miriam ^a   Twerenbold, Raphael ^a   Reichlin, Tobias ^a   Benz, Benjamin ^a   Haaf, Philip ^a   Meissner, Julia ^a   Hochholzer, Willibald ^a   Stelzig, Claudia ^a   Freese, Michael ^a   Heinisch, Corinna ^a   Balmelli, Cathrin ^a   Drexler, Beatrice ^a   Freidank, Heike ^a   Winkler, Katrin ^b   Campodarve, Isabel ^b   Gea, Joaquim ^b   Mueller, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery disease; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84860132016     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr376     Document Type: Article

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