Accuracy of very low concentration of cTn, below the 99th, for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: comments about Lippi's and coll. letter

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 1;171(2):e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.134. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Paris XIII University, Cardiology Department, France; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
³ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 24374204
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.134

No abstract available

Keywords: 75th percentile; 95th percentile; Acute coronary syndrome; High sensitivity troponin.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / blood*
Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Troponin I / blood*
Troponin T / blood*

Substances

Troponin I
Troponin T