A single value of high-sensitive troponin T below the limit of detection is not enough for ruling out non ST elevation myocardial infarction in the emergency department

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 1113-1117

  Chenevier Gobeaux, Camille ^a   Meune, Christophe ^b   Lefevre, Guillaume ^c   Doumenc, Benoit ^a,d   Sorbets, Emmanuel ^b   Peschanski, Nicolas ^c   Ray, Patrick ^c,e  

^a Institut Cochin   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Chest pain; Emergency department; High sensitive troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; AGED; BLOOD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84973896910     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.05.021     Document Type: Article

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