title: [Sensitive troponin: A new definition of acute myocardial infarction?].
abstract: Cardiac troponins, which are structural proteins unique to the heart, are sensitive and specific biochemical markers of myocardial damage. The measurement of cardiac troponins plays a central role for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Introduction of high-sensitivity troponin increases sensitivity to identify patients with acute myocardial infarction. It can substantially improve the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, particularly in patients with a recent onset of chest pain, and provide better prognostic information.
authors.affiliation: CHU Henri-Mondor, service de cardiologie interventionnelle, 94000 Créteil, France. youssefbouk@gmail.com
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boukili M
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin