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Research Article| Volume 6, ISSUE 3, P577-581, September 1986

Common Causes of False-Positive CK-MB Test for Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Paul L. Wolf
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    Corresponding Author: Department of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, 225 Dickinson Street, San Diego, California 92103.
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    Professor of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, San Diego, California
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30801-1
Common Causes of False-Positive CK-MB Test for Acute Myocardial Infarction
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      This article discusses factors contributing to false-positive isoenzyme tests for acute myocardial infarction including atypical bands resembling CK-MB.
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