High sensitivity cardiac troponin and the under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women: prospective cohort study

Objective To evaluate the diagnosis of myocardial infarction using a high sensitivity troponin I assay and sex specific diagnostic thresholds in men and women with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shah, Anoop S V, Griffiths, Megan, Lee, Kuan Ken, McAllister, David A, Hunter, Amanda L, Ferry, Amy V, Cruikshank, Anne, Reid, Alan, Stoddart, Mary, Strachan, Fiona, Walker, Simon, Collinson, Paul O, Apple, Fred S, Gray, Alasdair J, Fox, Keith A A, Newby, David E, Mills, Nicholas L
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301191/