High-sensitivity troponin: Six lessons and a reading

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 109-112

  Gamble, James H P ^a   Carlton, Edward ^b   Orr, William ^c   Greaves, Kim ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; High sensitivity troponin; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; HEART INFARCTION; LABORATORY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84886930224     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5837/bjc.2013.026     Document Type: Review

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