Challenges of serial troponin testing: An unfinished symphony

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4397-

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degradation; High sensitivity; Immunoassays; Myocardial infarction; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; STANDARDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84886285117     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.043     Document Type: Article

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