Total Analytic error for low cardiac troponin concentrations (<10 ng/L) by use of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1043-1045

  Kavsak, Peter A ^a   Jaffe, Allan S ^b   Greene, Dina N ^c   Christenson, Robert H ^d   Apple, Fred S ^e   Wu, Alan H B ^f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC TROPONIN; TROPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CALIBRATOR; HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN ASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART DISEASE; LIMIT OF DETECTION;

BIOMARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; TROPONIN;

EID: 85016138810     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.271361     Document Type: Letter

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