Sensitive troponins--which suits better for hemodialysis patients? Associated factors and prediction of mortality.

BACKGROUND: In hemodialysis patients, elevated plasma troponin concentrations are a common finding that has even increased with the advent of newly developed sensitive assays. However, the interpretation and relevance of this is still under debate. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed...

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Main Authors: Ferruh Artunc, Christian Mueller, Tobias Breidthardt, Raphael Twerenbold, Andreas Peter, Claus Thamer, Peter Weyrich, Hans-Ulrich Haering, Bjoern Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3471860?pdf=render