Biomarkers: Even low cTnT levels are indicative of structural heart disease and might be useful in screening

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Bryony M Mearns. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2011 Feb.

. 2011 Feb;8(2):61.

doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.211.

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