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False Elevation of Troponin Levels in a Patient With Chest Pain and Significant Psychoemotional Stress

We present a case of a 63-year-old woman who experienced significant psychoemotional stress and was seen in the emergency department for an evaluation of chest pain. She was sent home after reassurance. Subsequent troponin levels came back above the normal range. The patient was called back to the h...

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Autores principales: Elkhedr, Ali, Elkhidir, Sabri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10653632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021660
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47223