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Comment
. 2021 May:43:250-251.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.058. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

The authors respond: Cardiac troponin levels in Covid-19 patients

Tufan Çınar  1 , Mert İlker Hayıroğlu  2 , Vedat Çiçek  3 , Şahhan Kılıç  3 , Süha Asal  3 , Selami Doğan  3 , Mehmet Şeker  3 , Murat Selçuk  3 , Mehmet Uzun  3 , Ahmet Lütfullah Orhan  3
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The authors respond: Cardiac troponin levels in Covid-19 patients

Tufan Çınar et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 May.
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • Conflict in troponin levels in COVID-19 patients.
    Turgay Yıldırım Ö, Yıldız G, Yıldırım S. Turgay Yıldırım Ö, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 May;43:249. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.054. Epub 2021 Mar 24. Am J Emerg Med. 2021. PMID: 33785237 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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