Cardiac troponin t as a screening test for myocarditis in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1173-1178

  Eisenberg, Matthew A ^a   Green Hopkins, Israel ^a   Alexander, Mark E ^a   Chiang, Vincent W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac troponin; diagnostic test; myocarditis

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYOCARDITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84869497688     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318271736c     Document Type: Article

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