Diagnostic Marker Cooperative Study for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction

Autor: Arnold M. Weissler
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Circulation. 102
ISSN: 1524-4539
0009-7322
Popis: To the Editor: Zimmerman et al1 report a multicenter study of the predictive power of biochemical markers for a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) in 955 patients presenting with chest pain. MI diagnosis was based on creatine kinase (CK)-MB mass (7 ng/mL) and CK-MB index (2.5%) within 24 hours after emergency department arrival. Markers included CK-MB subforms, myoglobin, troponin T, troponin I, total CK-MB activity, and total CK-MB mass. Sensitivity and …
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