Consensus Report
Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on the rational use of cardiac troponins in daily practice
Kaan Okyay 1
, Beste Ozben Sadıc 2
, Asife Sahinarslan 3
, Murtaza Emre Durakoglugil 4
, Can Yucel Karabay 5
, Semiha Emel Eryüksel 6
, Özlem Gulbahar 7
, Abdullah Tekin 8
, Reviewers:
, Aylin Yıldırır 1
, Bülent Görenek 9
, Oğuz Yavuzgil 10
, Ali Serdar Fak 2
, Beste Ozben Sadıc 2
, Asife Sahinarslan 3
, Murtaza Emre Durakoglugil 4
, Can Yucel Karabay 5
, Semiha Emel Eryüksel 6
, Özlem Gulbahar 7
, Abdullah Tekin 8
, Reviewers:
, Aylin Yıldırır 1
, Bülent Görenek 9
, Oğuz Yavuzgil 10
, Ali Serdar Fak 2
1Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University; Ankara-Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University; İstanbul-Turkey
3Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University; Ankara-Turkey
4Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University; Rize-Turkey
5Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital; İstanbul-Turkey
6Department of Chest Diseases and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University; İstanbul-Turkey
7Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University; Ankara-Turkey
8Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University; Adana-Turkey
9Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University; Eskişehir-Turkey
10Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University; İzmir-Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University; İstanbul-Turkey
3Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University; Ankara-Turkey
4Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University; Rize-Turkey
5Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital; İstanbul-Turkey
6Department of Chest Diseases and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University; İstanbul-Turkey
7Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University; Ankara-Turkey
8Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University; Adana-Turkey
9Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University; Eskişehir-Turkey
10Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University; İzmir-Turkey
Keywords: cardiac biomarkers, troponin, risk management, prognosis, algorithm