BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is important, but only 20% of
emergency admissions for chest pain will actually have an acute myocardial infarction. High …

The measurement of cardiac troponin (cTn) is recommended by all guidelines as the gold
standard for the differential diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes. The aim of this review …

Objective To describe the epidemiology of nontraumatic headache in adults presenting to
emergency departments (EDs). Background Headache is a common reason for presentation …

The IFCC Committee on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Bio-Markers (C-CB) represents
international groups from laboratory medicine, cardiology, and emergency medicine that …

Background We assessed the accuracy and clinical effectiveness of high-sensitivity cardiac
troponin (hs-cTn) assays for early rule-out of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial …

Medical emergencies causing unplanned hospital admission place considerable demands
on acute healthcare services. Some patients can be assessed and treated through …

Risk scores are widely used in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) prior to
treatment decision-making at different points in time. At initial hospital presentation, risk …

Objectives To determine the diagnostic accuracy of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-
cTnI) assay in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with suspected acute …

Introduction The History, Electrocardiogram (ECG), Age, Risk Factors and Troponin
(HEART) score is commonly used to risk stratify patients with possible myocardial infarction …

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) testing has enabled physicians to make earlier
diagnostic and prognostic decisions in the hospital setting than previous cardiac troponin …