The mystifying nomenclature of cardiac troponin immunoassays

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 273-277

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UO Diagnostica Ematochimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

High sensitivity; Immunoassays; Myocardial infarction; Nomenclature; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MEASURABLE VALUE; NOMENCLATURE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902283806     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2014.888590     Document Type: Review

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