Staged cardiovascular magnetic resonance for differential diagnosis of Troponin T positive patients with low likelihood for acute coronary syndrome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiac Troponin-T (cTnT) is a cardio-specific indicator of myocardial necrosis due to ischemic or non-ischemic events. Considering the multiple causes of myocardial injury and treatment consequences there is great clinical need to c...

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Main Authors: Giannitsis Evangelos, Lossnitzer Dirk, Lehrke Stephanie, Madadi-Schroeder Media, Steen Henning, Katus Hugo A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/51