Addition of heart score to high-sensitivity troponin T versus conventional troponin T in risk stratification of patients with chest pain at the coronary emergency rooms

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 552-556

  Willems, M N ^a   van de Wijngaart, D J ^b   Bergman, H ^b   Adiyaman, A ^c   Telting, D ^d   Willems, F F ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Klinisch Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac emergency room; Cardiovascular risk; High sensitivity troponin T

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY EMERGENCY ROOM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART SCORE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84922016749     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-014-0600-6     Document Type: Article

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