The usefulness of serum troponin levels in evaluating cardiac injury. Discussion

The usefulness of serum troponin levels in evaluating cardiac injury. Discussion

The occurrence and clinical significance of cardiac injury associated with blunt chest trauma remains unclear. A prospective evaluation of all blunt trauma patients older than 16 and admitted with the possible diagnosis of blunt cardiac injury was undertaken. A discussion of the evaluation is featur...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2001-09, Vol.67 (9), p.821-826
Hauptverfasser: COLLINS, Jay N, COLE, Frederic J, WEIRETER, Leonard J, RIBLET, Jeffrey L, BRITT, L. D, FLYNN, Timothy C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Heart
Injuries
Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:The occurrence and clinical significance of cardiac injury associated with blunt chest trauma remains unclear. A prospective evaluation of all blunt trauma patients older than 16 and admitted with the possible diagnosis of blunt cardiac injury was undertaken. A discussion of the evaluation is featured.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823