The performance of high sensitivity troponin for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is underestimated

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 727-729

  Aldous, Sally J ^a   Florkowski, Chris M ^a   Crozier, Ian G ^a   Than, Martin P ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

high sensitivity troponin; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860462006     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2011.830     Document Type: Article

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