The future of cardiac markers in the emergency department.
The development of new cardiac marker strategies has the potential of improving the treatment and triage of patients in the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome. Although there has been a proliferation of new cardiac markers, at present rigorous studies demonstrating the incremental utility of many of these are lacking.
McCord
James Kevin
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Henry Ford Hospital, Heart & Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48202-2689, USA. jmmcord1@hfhs.org