Analytically false or true positive elevations of high sensitivity cardiac troponin: a systematic approach

Heart. 2014 Mar;100(6):508-14. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303202. Epub 2013 Apr 25.

Authors

Mehrshad Vafaie¹, Moritz Biener, Matthias Mueller, Philipp A Schnabel, Florian André, Henning Steen, Markus Zorn, Melanie Schueler, Stefan Blankenberg, Hugo A Katus, Evangelos Giannitsis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, , Heidelberg, Germany.

PMID: 23619983
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303202

No abstract available

Keywords: analytical interference; differential diagnosis; false positive troponin; high sensitivity troponin T; systemic sclerosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / metabolism
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / metabolism*
Myocardium / metabolism*
Myocardium / pathology
Troponin / metabolism*

Substances

Biomarkers
Troponin