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Identification of acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients using optimized highly sensitive troponin I thresholds

Beatrice von JeinsenDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany; ;Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Christoph LiebetrauDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Lars PalapiesDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; View further author information
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Stergios Tzikas3rd Department of Cardiology, ιppokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; View further author information
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Tanja ZellerClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), German Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck partner, Hamburg, Germany; View further author information
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Christoph BickelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Federal Armed Forces Hospital, Koblenz, Germany; View further author information
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Alexander SchmidtPreventive Cardiology, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; View further author information
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Marco TubaroOspedale San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy; View further author information
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Karl J. LacknerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; View further author information
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Fachrie SarPreventive Cardiology, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; View further author information
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Stephan BaldusDepartment of Internal Medicine III, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; View further author information
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Andreas M. ZeiherDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Stefan BlankenbergClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), German Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck partner, Hamburg, Germany; View further author information
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Tommaso GoriCardiology I, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Thomas MünzelCardiology I, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Christian W. HammDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; View further author information
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Philipp S. WildGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; ;Preventive Cardiology, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; ;Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, GermanyView further author information
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Till KellerDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany; ;Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; ;German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Center Rhein-Main, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 549-555 | Received 01 Nov 2018, Accepted 05 Apr 2019, Published online: 13 Jun 2019

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