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Association of troponin T detected with a highly sensitive assay and cardiac structure and mortality risk in the general population.
JAMA - 8 Dec 2010
de Lemos James A, Drazner Mark H, Omland Torbjorn, Ayers Colby R, Khera Amit, Rohatgi Anand, Hashim Ibrahim, Berry Jarett D, Das Sandeep R, Morrow David A, McGuire Darren K
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CONTEXT: Detectable levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) are strongly associated with structural heart disease and increased risk of death and adverse cardiovascular events; however, cTnT is rarely detectable in the general population using standard assays. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and determinants of detectable cTnT in the population using a new highly sensitive assay and to assess whether cTnT...
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