Cardiac troponin I. A marker with high specificity for cardiac injury.

E Adams, J; S Bodor, G; G Dávila-Román, V; A Delmez, J; S Apple, F; H Ladenson, J; S Jaffe, A

doi:10.1161/01.cir.88.1.101

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Cardiac troponin I. A marker with high specificity for cardiac injury.

Published in Circulation • Jul 1, 1993

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Authors:

J E Adams

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G S Bodor

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V G Dávila-Román

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Levels of MBCK can be increased in patients with skeletal muscle injury or renal failure in the absence of myocardial injury, causing diagnostic confusion. This study was designed to determine whether measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a myocardial regulatory protein with comparab...

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