Journal article
Detecting myocardial infarction in critical illness using screening troponin measurements and ECG recordings
Abstract
IntroductionTo use screening cardiac troponin (cTn) measurements and electrocardiograms (ECGs) to determine the incidence of elevated cTn and of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and to assess whether these findings influence prognosis. This is a prospective screening study.Materials and methodsWe enrolled consecutive patients admitted to a general medical-surgical ICU over two months. All …
Authors
Lim W; Holinski P; Devereaux P; Tkaczyk A; McDonald E; Clarke F; Qushmaq I; Terrenato I; Schunemann H; Crowther M
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 12, No. 2,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2008
DOI
10.1186/cc6815
ISSN
1364-8535