Why not use a high-sensitivity troponin assay as an end point in clinical trials?

Am J Med. 2015 Apr;128(4):e29. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.050.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / blood*
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / mortality*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / methods*
  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Drug Evaluation / methods
  • Humans
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / metabolism*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Research Design
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects
  • Troponin I / blood*
  • Troponin T / blood*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Troponin I
  • Troponin T