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Original Research

Interpretation of Positive Troponin Results Among Patients with and Without Myocardial Infarction

Kristen M. Tecson
, PhD,
William Arnold
, PhD,
Tyler Barrett
, MD,
Robert Birkhahn
, MD,
Lori B. Daniels
, MD,
Christopher Defilippi
, MD,
Gary Headden
, MD,
W. Frank Peacock
, MD,
Michael Reed
, MD,
Adam J. Singer
, MD,
Jeffrey M. Schussler
, MD,
Stephen Smith
, MD,
Martin P. Than
, MD &
Peter A. McculloughCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH show all
Pages 11-15 | Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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