Why the study?
What is the diagnostic value of laboratory procedures (leukocyte count, sedimentation rate, blood sugar, electrocardiogram) in acute myocardial infarction?
Population
378 cases of acute myocardial infarction
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Leukocyte count may aid early MI diagnosis in cohort data; leaves open prospective validation against modern biomarkers.
What is the diagnostic value of laboratory procedures (leukocyte count, sedimentation rate, blood sugar, electrocardiogram) in acute myocardial infarction?
Early laboratory procedures, particularly leukocyte count, are valuable diagnostic aids in acute myocardial infarction.
Baer et al. (1944) studied this question.
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