Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8669248 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
cTn assays do not have sufficient specificity to diagnose ACR in place of EMB. However, hs-cTn assays may have sufficient sensitivity and negative predictive value to exclude ACR and limit the need for surveillance EMB. Further research is required to assess this strategy.
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Authors
Sarah MBChB, FRACP, Jonathan MRCP, Jayan MD, FRCP, Stephen J. PhD, MRCP,