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. 1998 Oct 15;82(8):973-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00515-3.

Cardiac troponin I and creatine kinase-MB mass to rule out myocardial injury in hospitalized patients with renal insufficiency

M D McLaurin  1 , F S Apple, A Falahati, M M Murakami, E A Miller, S W Sharkey
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Cardiac troponin I and creatine kinase-MB mass to rule out myocardial injury in hospitalized patients with renal insufficiency

M D McLaurin et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Serum cardiac troponin I measurement is preferred to creatine kinase-MB mass for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with renal insufficiency. Unexplained increases in cardiac troponin I in this population requires further evaluation and close follow-up.

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