Using high-sensitivity troponin T: The importance of the proper gold standard

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 709-717

  Santaló, Miguel ^a   Martin, Alfonso ^b   Velilla, Joaquin ^c   Povar, Juan ^c   Temboury, Francisco ^d   Balaguer, Jose ^e   Muñoz, Mar ^b   Calmarza, Pilar ^c   Ortiz, Carmen ^d   Carratalá, Arturo ^e   Gich, Ignacio ^a   Mercé, Javier ^a   Jaffe, Allan S ^f   Ordoñez Llanos, Jordi ^a  

^a Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^d Hospital Clinico   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

High sensitivity troponin T; Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

HIGH-SENSITIVITY TROPONIN T; NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84880586708     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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