Use of troponins in clinical practice: Evidence in favour of use of troponins in clinical practice: Evidence in favour of use of troponins in clinical practice

Heart. 2020 Feb;106(4):253-255. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315622. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Authors

Paul O Collinson¹, Fred Apple², Allan S Jaffe³

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Blood Sciences and Cardiology, St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St Georges's University of London, London, UK paul.collinson@stgeorges.nhs.uk.
² Hennepin County Medical Center University of Minnesota - School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 31672780
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315622

No abstract available

Keywords: 99th percentile; Analytical performance; Cardiac Troponin T; Cardiac troponin I; Myocardial Infarction.

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / blood
Angina Pectoris / diagnosis
Biomarkers / blood
Cardiomyopathies / blood*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / blood
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia / blood*
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Troponin / blood*

Substances

Biomarkers
Troponin