Troponin I and D-dimer levels as triaging biomarkers to distinguish acute pulmonary thromboembolism from myocardial infarction
Background Acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE) is often confused with myocardial infarction. Previous studies have shown that patients with APTE exhibit lower initial and peak cardiac troponin I (CTI) levels, but higher D-dimer (DD) levels, than patients with myocardial infarction. The present st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kosin University College of Medicine
2023-12-01
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Series: | Kosin Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.kosinmedj.org/upload/pdf/kmj-23-133.pdf |