Point-of-care troponin T is inferior to high-sensitivity troponin T for ruling out acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 95-101

  Avest, Ewoud Ter ^a   Visser, Anniek ^a   Reitsma, Bram ^a   Breedveld, Rob ^b   Wolthuis, Albert ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b Departments of Cardiology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myocardial Infarction; Point Of Care Systems; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; VERY ELDERLY; ADULT; BLOOD; CHEST PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMARKERS; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960084292     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000225     Document Type: Article

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