Association of Troponin T Detected With a Highly Sensitive Assay and Cardiac Structure and Mortality Risk in the General Population

Abstract

In this population-based cohort, cTnT detected with a highly sensitive assay was associated with structural heart disease and subsequent risk for all-cause mortality.

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MedicineInterquartile rangeInternal medicineTroponin complexPopulationConfidence intervalCardiologyCohortCohort studyContext (archaeology)TroponinMyocardial infarctionEnvironmental health

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 304
Issue: 22
Pages: 2503-2503
Citations: 1088
Access: Closed

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                                    James A. de Lemos, 
                                
                                    Mark H. Drazner, 
                                
                                    Torbjørn Omland
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Association of Troponin T Detected With a Highly Sensitive Assay and Cardiac Structure and Mortality Risk in the General Population. 
                            JAMA
                            , 304
                            (22)
                            , 2503-2503.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1768
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1768