Macrocomplexes and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays in samples stored for over 15 years

Clin Chim Acta. 2020 Jun:505:6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.02.013. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Authors

Peter A Kavsak¹, Lorna Clark², Nadia Caruso², Karen Bamford³, Shana Lamers³, Stephen Hill¹, Andrew Worster⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Clinical Research Laboratory and Biobank, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32070727
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.02.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Biological Assay / instrumentation*
Biological Assay / standards
Blood Banks
Female
Freezing*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Protein Stability
Specimen Handling / methods*
Troponin I / analysis*
Troponin I / blood*

Substances

Troponin I