False Positive Troponin Levels due to Heterophil Antibodies in a Pregnant Woman

SUMMARY: Positive troponin test results in peripheral blood can be detected either during myocardial injury or from falsely positive test results. In this report, we present the positive results of a troponin test in a 24-year-old pregnant woman referred to the emergency department with atypical che...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdullah KAPLAN, Nuri ORHAN, Erkan İLHAN’
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316600110