Undetectable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T level in the emergency department and risk of myocardial infarction.

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This study sought to evaluate if an undetectable (<5 ng/l) high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) level and an electrocardiogram (ECG) without signs of ischemia can rule out myocardial infarction (MI) in the emergency department (ED).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.

Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-3597

ISSN (Print): 0735-1097

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 17 2014

Volume: 63

Issue: 23

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[1 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

[2 ] Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

[3 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden.

[4 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.holzmann@karolinska.se.

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Publisher Item ID: S0735-1097(14)01726-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.017

PubMed ID: 24694529

SO-VID: 5280a78e-61fa-4f03-86bb-0f6d72013388

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Keywords: chest pain,emergency department,high-sensitivity troponin,myocardial infarction

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Keywords: chest pain, emergency department, high-sensitivity troponin, myocardial infarction

Undetectable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T level in the emergency department and risk of myocardial infarction.

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