Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care testing for acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and thromboembolic events in primary care: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Evidence of the clinical benefit of 3-in-1 point-of-care testing (POCT) for cardiac troponin T (cTnT), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and D-dimer in cardiovascular risk stratification at primary care level for d...

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Main Authors: Diemand Albert, Hug Markus, Riesen Walter F, Lüscher Thomas F, Gutzwiller Felix, Tomonaga Yuki, Schwenkglenks Matthias, Szucs Thomas D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/12/12