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Cardiac Troponin Testing for Detection of Myocardial Infarction

Clinical Utility and Analytical Issues

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Cardiac Drug Development Guide

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Assessment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including chest pain, is often a diagnostic challenge to physicians. Biochemical markers of myocardial injury have become routine in assisting clinicians in confirming the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in both patients with and without a diagnostic electrocardiogram (EKG; refs. 1–3).

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Apple, F.S. (2003). Cardiac Troponin Testing for Detection of Myocardial Infarction. In: Pugsley, M.K. (eds) Cardiac Drug Development Guide. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-404-2:297

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