High-sensitive cardiac troponin for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in different chronic kidney disease stages

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). High-sensitive cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) has been evidenced to enhance the early diagnostic accuracy of AMI, but hs-cTn levels are often chronically elevated in CKD patients, which reduces their d...

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Main Authors: Daijin Ren, Tianlun Huang, Xin Liu, Gaosi Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01746-0