Do we really need high-sensitive troponin immunoassays in the emergency department? Definitely, yes!

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-204

  Lackner, Karl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac troponins; High sensitivity; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; TROPONIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH SENSITIVE CARDIAC TROPONIN IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN;

EID: 84896258471     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0604     Document Type: Article

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