High percentage of false positive cardiac troponin I results in patients with rheumatoid factor.
Krahn
J
J
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. krahn@cc.umanitoba.ca
Parry
D M
DM
Leroux
M
M
Dalton
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D009211:Myoglobin; D019210:Troponin I; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor; D003402:Creatine Kinase