Clinical Use of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 996-1012

  Twerenbold, Raphael ^a   Boeddinghaus, Jasper ^a   Nestelberger, Thomas ^a   Wildi, Karin ^a   Rubini Gimenez, Maria ^a   Badertscher, Patrick ^a   Mueller, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

algorithm; diagnostic algorithms; emergency department; high sensitivity cardiac troponin; rule in; rule out

Indexed keywords

HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALGORITHM; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMARKERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

EID: 85028612397     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.718     Document Type: Review

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