Background Acute myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening cardiac condition and immediate assessment of this disease is ...

Relying on the sex-specific 99th percentile upper reference limit of cardiac troponin may incorrectly suggest myocardial infarction (MI) in older adults with suspected heart attacks, though no ...

Patients who have myocardial infarction (MI) ruled out in the emergency department but still have intermediate high-sensitivity cardiac troponin concentrations are three times more likely to have ...

A 15-year study from Minnesota finds that women younger than 65 years are more likely than men to have heart attacks by SCAD, ...

Not only do levels of cardiac troponin I measured by a high-sensitivity assay predict coronary risk in a primary prevention population, but reductions in the concentrations—which seem to be achievable ...

A newly published document provides practical advice on the use of the popular and potent troponin tests. The Expert Consensus Document on Practical Clinical Considerations in the Interpretation of ...

In an unselected group of patients who underwent a blood test at a hospital for any reason, an elevated cardiac troponin I concentration was associated with a higher mortality risk through more than 2 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. High levels of cardiac troponin I were linked to ...

In most patients with stable coronary artery disease, plasma cardiac troponin T levels are below the limit of detection for the conventional assay. The distribution and determinants of very low ...

(CBS) Doctors are buzzing over a new blood test that might rule out a heart attack earlier than ever before. The test looks for spikes in levels of so-called "troponin I" proteins that indicate heart ...

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