Single troponin to rule-out MI in early presenters, perhaps, but not major adverse cardiac events

Peter A Kavsak; Martin Than

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.027

Single troponin to rule-out MI in early presenters, perhaps, but not major adverse cardiac events

Int J Cardiol. 2021 Nov 1:342:29-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.027. Epub 2021 Aug 30.

Authors

Peter A Kavsak¹, Martin Than²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Electronic address: kavsakp@mcmaster.ca.
² Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

PMID: 34437935
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.027

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Emergency department; High-sensitivity cardiac troponin; Limit of detection; Myocardial infarction; Pain onset.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Troponin I*
Troponin T*

Substances

Troponin I
Troponin T