title: 2001--a biomarker odyssey.
abstract: It is a time of transition in the area of biomarkers. Confusion is rampant, progress immense and the challenges invigorating. Better diagnosis is possible if we progress in a rational way and avoid the chaos so often characteristic of transitions by relying on the science of the discipline to keep us on track.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019210:Troponin I; D020107:Troponin T