University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center Faculty Addresses Challenges of Diagnosing Heart Attacks in New England Journal of Medicine
March 04, 2022
March 04, 2022
DALLAS, Texas, March 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, including the electrocardiogram and blood tests to detect levels of cardiac troponins, according to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) written by two UT Southwestern faculty members.< . . .
Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, including the electrocardiogram and blood tests to detect levels of cardiac troponins, according to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) written by two UT Southwestern faculty members.< . . .