Low concentrations of high-sensitivity troponin T at presentation to the emergency department: To the editor

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 431-432

  Carlton, Edward ^a   Kendall, Jason ^a   Khattab, Ahmed ^b   Greaves, Kim ^c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; CARDIAC PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGED; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 85008449922     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.262139     Document Type: Letter

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