Diagnostic Implications of an Elevated Troponin in the Emergency Department

Objective. To determine the proportion of initial troponin (cTn) elevations associated with Type I MI versus other cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diagnoses in an emergency department (ED) and whether or not a relationship exists between the cTn level and the likelihood of Type I MI. Background...

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Main Authors: Maame Yaa Yiadom, Petr Jarolim, Cathy Jenkins, Stacy E. F. Melanson, Michael Conrad, Joshua M. Kosowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/157812