High-sensitivity troponin T as a diagnostic tool for acute coronary syndrome in the real world: An observational study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 181-188

  Borna, Catharina ^a   Thelin, Johan ^a   Öhlin, Bertil ^a   Erlinge, David ^a   Ekelund, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acute chest pain; emergency department; high sensitivity troponin T

Indexed keywords

HIGH SENSITIVITY TROPONIN T; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; AGE; BLOOD; CHEST PAIN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84899942677     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328362a71b     Document Type: Article

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