False Positive Troponin Levels due to Heterophil Antibodies in a Pregnant Woman
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False Positive Troponin Levels due to Heterophil Antibodies in a Pregnant Woman
Positive troponin test results in peripheral blood can be detected either during myocardial injury or from falsely positive test results. In this report, we present the positive results of a troponin test in a 24-year-old pregnant woman referred to the emergency department with atypical chest pain, and the clinical algorithm that we used to make the correct diagnosis. This patient presented wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2452-2473
DOI: 10.5505/1304.7361.2014.00378