Eirik Qvigstad

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Kardiologisk avdeling

Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål

Eirik Qvigstad er ph.d., spesialist i indremedisin og i hjertesykdommer og overlege.

Articles by Eirik Qvigstad

A woman in her 70s with chest pain and elevated troponin T levels

Benedicte Christina Bertelsen,
Eirik Qvigstad,
Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp,
Hege Ihle-Hansen

06.05.2026: Troponin T is a biomarker of myocardial injury. Patients presenting with chest pain and elevated troponin T in peripheral blood are normally investigated for acute coronary heart disease. This case report illustrates that alternative explanations should also be considered when troponin T levels are...