Do we really need high-sensitivity troponin immunoassays in the emergency department? Maybe not

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 205-212

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; High sensitivity; Myocardial infarction; Troponin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH SENSITIVITY TROPONIN IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SAMPLING;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN;

EID: 84896269907     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0524     Document Type: Article

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