High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Under-Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Women: Prospective Cohort Study

This study evaluates the diagnosis of myocardial infarction using a high sensitivity troponin assay and sex specific diagnostic thresholds in men and women with suspected acute coronary syndrome. NB: This article has corrections. Please see:
Errata – February 03, 2015 [link to https://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h626]
Errata – September 06, 2016 [link to https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4840]

Author(s): Anoop SV Shah, Megan Griffiths, Kuan Kee, David a McAllister, Amanda L Hunter, Amy V Ferry, Anne Cruikshank, Alan Reid, Mary Stoddard, Fiona Strachan, Simon Walker, Paul O Collinson, Fred S Apple, Alasdair J Gray, Keith AA Fox, David E Newby, Nicholas L Mills
Organisation: The BMJ
Year Published: 2014
Language: English

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