Sensitive Troponin I Assay in Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Authors

Till Keller · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Tanja Zeller · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

D Peetz · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Stergios Tzikas · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Alexander Röth · University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Ewa K. Czyz · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Christoph Bickel

Abstract

The use of a sensitive assay for troponin I improves early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and risk stratification, regardless of the time of chest-pain onset.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 361, Issue 9, pp. 868-877

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0903515

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