Search for dissertations about: "Dina Melki"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Dina Melki.

  2. 1. Assessment of patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome : the use of high sensitive cardiac troponin T and a risk score

    Author : Dina Melki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : troponin;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome with regard to early diagnosis and prognosis by the use of high sensitive cardiac troponin T and a risk score: a low-risk group in which admission and further investigations may not be necessary. In paper I, the early diagnostic value of high sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) was compared with conventional cardiac troponin assays in 233 patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). READ MORE