Time-Dependent Degradation Pattern of Cardiac Troponin T Following Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Eline P.M. Cardinaels,
Alma M.A. Mingels,
Tom van Rooij,
Paul Collinson,
Frits W. Prinzen,
Marja P. van DieijenVisser
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.200543
Subject(s) - troponin complex , myocardial infarction , immunoassay , medicine , troponin t , western blot , blot , antibody , troponin , cardiology , chemistry , immunology , biochemistry , gene
Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) is widely used for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, it is still unclear whether degraded cTnT forms circulate in the patient's blood. We therefore aimed to elucidate which cTnT forms are detected by the clinical assay.
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