A false-positive troponin assay leading to the misdiagnosis of myopericarditis.

Laguë, Marianne; Turgeon, Pierre Yves; Thériault, Sébastien; Steinberg, Christian

Laguë, Marianne; Turgeon, Pierre Yves; Thériault, Sébastien; Steinberg, Christian.

Laguë M; Faculty of Medicine (Laguë), Université Laval; Departments of Cardiology (Turgeon, Steinberg), and of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology (Thériault), Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Que.
Turgeon PY; Faculty of Medicine (Laguë), Université Laval; Departments of Cardiology (Turgeon, Steinberg), and of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology (Thériault), Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Que.
Thériault S; Faculty of Medicine (Laguë), Université Laval; Departments of Cardiology (Turgeon, Steinberg), and of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology (Thériault), Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Que.
Steinberg C; Faculty of Medicine (Laguë), Université Laval; Departments of Cardiology (Turgeon, Steinberg), and of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology (Thériault), Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Que.

CMAJ ; 194(12): E456-E459, 2022 03 28.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1775475

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Myocarditis; Troponin; Diagnostic Errors; Humans; Myocarditis/diagnosis

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Troponin / Myocarditis Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: CMAJ Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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