The use of the biomarker “copeptin” for the diagnosis of acute chest pain in the Emergency Department

The aim of the study is to assess if copeptin, in combination with negative troponin, is able to accelerate the rule-out of AMI in patients with chest pain. The study was retrospectively conducted on three groups of patients selected according to their discharge diagnoses: patients with non-ST eleva...

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Main Authors: Elisa Conti, Marcello Guidi, Cavazza Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/919