Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction with Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays

Reichlin, Tobias; Hochholzer, Willibald; Bassetti, Stefano; Steuer, Stephan; Stelzig, Claudia; Hartwiger, S.; Biedert, S.; Schaub, Nora; Buerge, Christine; Potocki, Mihael; Noveanu, Markus; Breidthardt, Tobias; Twerenbold, Raphael; Winkler, Katrin; Bingisser, Roland; Mueller, Christian

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0900428

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Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction with Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 26, 2009

Authors:

Tobias Reichlin

Willibald Hochholzer

Stefano Bassetti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The rapid and reliable diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is a major unmet clinical need. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter study to examine the diagnostic accuracy of new, sensitive cardiac troponin assays performed on blood samples obtained in the emergency department from 718 ...

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Medicine

Roche Diagnostics

Troponin

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