High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Concentrations at Presentation in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Nov 1;5(11):1302-1304. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2867.

Authors

Ryan Wereski¹, Andrew R Chapman¹, Kuan Ken Lee¹, Stephen W Smith², David J Lowe³, Alasdair Gray⁴, Nicholas L Mills¹

Affiliations

¹ BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
² University of Minnesota, Emergency Medicine, Minneapolis.
³ University of Glasgow, School of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland.
⁴ Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Emergency Medicine Research Group, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Abstract

This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial evaluates the testing of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in clinical practice.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Electrocardiography*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / blood*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Troponin / blood*

Substances

Biomarkers
Troponin

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