Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction with Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays

Tobias Reichlin , Willibald Hochholzer , Stefano Bassetti , Tobias Reichlin , Willibald Hochholzer , Stefano Bassetti , Stephan Steuer , Claudia Stelzig , S. Hartwiger , S. Biedert , Nora Schaub , Christine Buerge , Mihael Potocki , Markus Noveanu , Tobias Breidthardt , Raphael Twerenbold , Katrin Winkler , Roland Bingisser , Christian Mueller
2009 New England Journal of Medicine 1,653 citations

Abstract

The diagnostic performance of sensitive cardiac troponin assays is excellent, and these assays can substantially improve the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, particularly in patients with a recent onset of chest pain. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00470587.)

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MedicineRoche DiagnosticsTroponinMyocardial infarctionEmergency departmentCardiologyInternal medicineTroponin TTroponin IMyocardial infarction diagnosisCardiac marker

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2009
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Volume
361
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9
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858-867
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1653
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Tobias Reichlin, Willibald Hochholzer, Stefano Bassetti et al. (2009). Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction with Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays. New England Journal of Medicine , 361 (9) , 858-867. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0900428

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10.1056/nejmoa0900428