Fourth-generation troponin I and infarct size in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

To the Editor, Troponin I (TnI) and high-sensitivity troponin T after acute myocardial infarction have proven useful for estimation of the complex and extension of coronary lesions in acute coronary syndromes, and TnI has proven useful for estimation of the infarct size in patients with a non-ST-ele...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2014-05, Vol.32 (5), p.467-467
Main Authors: Conde, Diego, MD, Elissamburu, Pablo, MD, Lalor, Nicolas, MD, Rodriguez, Leandro, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Angina pectoris
Biomarkers - blood
Cardiology
Echocardiography, Doppler
Emergency
Heart attacks
Humans
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - blood
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction - pathology
Troponin I - blood
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Summary:To the Editor, Troponin I (TnI) and high-sensitivity troponin T after acute myocardial infarction have proven useful for estimation of the complex and extension of coronary lesions in acute coronary syndromes, and TnI has proven useful for estimation of the infarct size in patients with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction [1-4].
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.12.040