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Comment
. 2016 Jul;4(13):251.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.06.28.

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing for primary care: analytical assay considerations required before widespread implementation

Alan H B Wu  1
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Comment

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing for primary care: analytical assay considerations required before widespread implementation

Alan H B Wu. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • Troponin I and cardiovascular risk prediction in the general population: the BiomarCaRE consortium.
    Blankenberg S, Salomaa V, Makarova N, Ojeda F, Wild P, Lackner KJ, Jørgensen T, Thorand B, Peters A, Nauck M, Petersmann A, Vartiainen E, Veronesi G, Brambilla P, Costanzo S, Iacoviello L, Linden G, Yarnell J, Patterson CC, Everett BM, Ridker PM, Kontto J, Schnabel RB, Koenig W, Kee F, Zeller T, Kuulasmaa K; BiomarCaRE Investigators. Blankenberg S, et al. Eur Heart J. 2016 Aug 7;37(30):2428-37. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw172. Epub 2016 May 12. Eur Heart J. 2016. PMID: 27174290 Free PMC article.

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