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Impact of Sex on Cardiac Troponin Concentrations-A Critical Appraisal by Eggers, Kai M, Lindahl, Bertil

“…The use of sex-specific cutoffs for cardiac troponin (cTn) is currently debated. Although endorsed by scientific working groups, concerns have been raised that…”
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Application of Cardiac Troponin in Cardiovascular Diseases Other Than Acute Coronary Syndrome by Eggers, Kai M, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Increased cardiac troponin concentrations in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) identify patients with ongoing cardiomyocyte necrosis who are at increased risk…”
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Differences between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I in stable populations: underlying causes and clinical implications by Eggers, Kai M, Hammarsten, Ola, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Measurement of high-sensitivity (hs) cardiac troponin (cTn) T and I is widely studied for cardiac assessment of stable populations. Recent data suggest…”
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Cardiac Troponin Elevation in Patients Without a Specific Diagnosis by Eggers, Kai M., Jernberg, Tomas, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation is a common finding in acutely admitted patients, even in the absence of acute coronary syndrome. In some of these patients,…”
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The applied statistical approach highly influences the 99th percentile of cardiac troponin I by Eggers, Kai M., Apple, Fred S., Lind, Lars, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Cardiac troponin (cTn) is the biomarker of choice for assessment of patients with acute coronary syndromes. Guidelines recommend the cTn 99th percentile…”
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GDF-15 for prognostication of cardiovascular and cancer morbidity and mortality in men by Wallentin, Lars, Zethelius, Björn, Berglund, Lars, Eggers, Kai M, Lind, Lars, Lindahl, Bertil, Wollert, Kai C, Siegbahn, Agneta

“…The objective was to evaluate the hypothesis that growth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is an independent marker of the long-term risk for both…”
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T, Age, and Outcome in Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Eggers, Kai M, Lindahl, Bertil

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Timing of coronary angiography in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: long-term clinical outcomes from the nationwide SWEDEHEART registry by Eggers, Kai M, James, Stefan K, Jernberg, Tomas, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Current guidelines stress the importance of early invasive assessment of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), in particular those…”
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A comparison of echocardiographic and circulating cardiac biomarkers for predicting incident cardiovascular disease by Lind, Lars, Loader, Jordan, Lindahl, Bertil, Eggers, Kai M, Sundström, Johan

“…Background Echocardiographic measures are known predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population. This study compared the predictive value…”
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Prognostic Importance of Sex-Specific Cardiac Troponin T 99(th) Percentiles in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome by Eggers, Kai M, Jernberg, Tomas, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Cardiac troponin levels differ between the sexes, with higher values commonly seen in men. The use of sex-specific troponin thresholds is, thus, subject of an…”
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Cardiac Troponin I Levels Measured With a High-Sensitive Assay Increase Over Time and Are Strong Predictors of Mortality in an Elderly Population by Eggers, Kai M., MD, PhD, Venge, Per, MD, PhD, Lindahl, Bertil, MD, PhD, Lind, Lars, MD, PhD

“…Objectives This study sought to assess changes in troponin levels, underlying conditions, and the prognostic implications in elderly subjects from the…”
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Myocardial infarction after elective percutaneous coronary intervention—which cardiac troponin cut-off to use? by Eggers, Kai M, James, Stefan K, Lindahl, Bertil

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Cardiovascular medications, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T concentrations, and long-term outcome in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome by Eggers, Kai M, Lindhagen, Lars, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Cardiac troponin plays an essential role in the management of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). However, it is not clear whether…”
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Serial Measurement of Biomarkers after Acute Coronary Syndrome: Which One to Choose? by Eggers, Kai M

“…[...]biomarkers may be valuable complements to commonly used risk estimates. [...]BNP concentrations are known to reflect the degree of left ventricular…”
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Sex-differences in circulating biomarkers during acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the SWEDEHEART registry by Eggers, Kai M, Lindhagen, Lars, Baron, Tomasz, Erlinge, David, Hjort, Marcus, Jernberg, Tomas, Johnston, Nina, Marko-Varga, György, Rezeli, Melinda, Spaak, Jonas, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Sex-differences in the pathobiology of myocardial infarction are well established but incompletely understood. Improved knowledge on this topic may help…”
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Rapid Rule-out of Acute Myocardial Infarction With a Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Measurement Below the Limit of Detection: A Collaborative Meta-analysis by Pickering, John W, Than, Martin P, Cullen, Louise, Aldous, Sally, Ter Avest, Ewoud, Body, Richard, Carlton, Edward W, Collinson, Paul, Dupuy, Anne Marie, Ekelund, Ulf, Eggers, Kai M, Florkowski, Christopher M, Freund, Yonathan, George, Peter, Goodacre, Steve, Greenslade, Jaimi H, Jaffe, Allan S, Lord, Sarah J, Mokhtari, Arash, Mueller, Christian, Munro, Andrew, Mustapha, Sebbane, Parsonage, William, Peacock, W Frank, Pemberton, Christopher, Richards, A Mark, Sanchis, Juan, Staub, Lukas P, Troughton, Richard, Twerenbold, Raphael, Wildi, Karin, Young, Joanna

“…High-sensitivity assays for cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are sometimes used to rapidly rule out acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To estimate the ability of a…”
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Persistent cardiac troponin I elevation in stabilized patients after an episode of acute coronary syndrome predicts long-term mortality by EGGERS, Kai M, LAGERQVIST, Bo, VENGE, Per, WALLENTIN, Lars, LINDAHL, Bertil

“…In patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, any troponin elevation is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events. However, the…”
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Circadian onset and prognosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) by Nordenskjöld, Anna M, Eggers, Kai M, Jernberg, Tomas, Mohammad, Moman A, Erlinge, David, Lindahl, Bertil

“…Many acute cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction (MI) follow circadian rhythms. Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries…”
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Diagnostic and prognostic performance of the ratio between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and troponin T in patients with chest pain by Eggers, Kai M, Hammarsten, Ola, Aldous, Sally J, Cullen, Louise, Greenslade, Jaimi H, Lindahl, Bertil, Parsonage, William A, Pemberton, Christopher J, Pickering, John W, Richards, A Mark, Troughton, Richard W, Than, Martin P

“…Elevations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) concentrations not related to type 1 myocardial infarction are common in chest pain patients…”
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Consequences of implementing a cardiac troponin assay with improved sensitivity at Swedish coronary care units: an analysis from the SWEDEHEART registry by Eggers, Kai M, Lindahl, Bertil, Melki, Dina, Jernberg, Tomas

“…Cardiac troponin (cTn) assays with improved sensitivity are increasingly utilized for the assessment of patients admitted because of suspected acute coronary…”
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