Usefulness of positive troponin-T and negative creatine kinase levels in identifying high-risk patients with unstable angina pectoris.
Troponin-T was measured in patients with chest pain and negative creatine phosphokinase-MB isoenzymes. Patients with elevated troponin-T had a significantly greater risk of cardiac events over the next 6 months than patients with normal troponin-T.
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Scott & White Clinic and Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple 75608, USA.
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D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000201:enzymology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*; D020107:Troponin T
D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin; D020107:Troponin T; D003402:Creatine Kinase