Impact of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin i assays on patients presenting to an emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 158-161

  Yip, Thomas P Y ^a   Pascoe, Heather M ^a   Lane, Stephen E ^b  

^a Geelong Cardiology Research Unit   (Australia)

^b Biostatistics Unit Barwon Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TROPONIN I;

EID: 84905665266     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.00117     Document Type: Article

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