Cardiospecific troponin immunoassays: How low is it worth to go?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue , 2016, Pages e7-e8

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Immunoassay; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION;

BIOMARKERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84957827641     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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