Elevated troponin T levels and lesion characteristics in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.

K, Okamatsu; M, Takano; S, Sakai; F, Ishibashi; R, Uemura; T, Takano; K, Mizuno

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000109696.92474.92

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Elevated troponin T levels and lesion characteristics in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.

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Okamatsu K

Takano M

Sakai S

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Elevated troponin T levels in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) have been shown to predict an adverse outcome. Furthermore, it has been reported that troponin T could help improve the effectiveness of such new antithrombotic drugs as platelet GPIIb/IIIa antagoni...

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