Time to shift from contemporary to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes

Early rule-in and rule-out of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a challenge. In patients with inconclusive findings on ECG, cardiac biomarkers play a crucial role in the diagnosis. The introduction of the new high-sensitive cardiac troponin test (hs-TnI assay) has changed th...

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Main Authors: Jamshed J. Dalal, C.K. Ponde, Brian Pinto, C.N. Srinivas, Joy Thomas, Sunil Kumar Modi, Sanjay Mehta, Suvin Shetty, Manimarane, Bhupen Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
ACS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216001140