Introduction of high-sensitivity troponin assays: Impact on myocardial infarction incidence and prognosis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1205-1213

  Reichlin, Tobias ^a,b   Twerenbold, Raphael ^a   Reiter, Miriam ^a   Steuer, Stephan ^c   Bassetti, Stefano ^d   Balmelli, Cathrin ^a   Winkler, Katrin ^e   Kurz, Sabine ^a   Stelzig, Claudia ^a   Freese, Michael ^a   Drexler, Beatrice ^a   Haaf, Philip ^a   Zellweger, Christa ^a   Osswald, Stefan ^a   Mueller, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Brigham and Women's Hospital ^*  (Switzerland)

^d KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Biomarker; High sensitivity troponin; Incidence; Prognosis; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84869197367     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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