This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians addresses key
issues in the evaluation and management of patients with suspected non–ST-elevation …

Background: High-sensitivity troponin assays promise earlier discrimination of myocardial
infarction. Yet, the benefits and harms of this improved discriminatory performance when …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of death among the
cardiovascular diseases. Of several biomarkers used for detection, increased levels of …

Background Although the value of fast diagnostic protocols in suspected acute coronary
syndrome has been validated, there is insufficient real world evidence including patients …

Background: High-sensitivity troponin assays are increasingly being adopted to expedite
evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes. Few direct comparisons …

Background It remains unknown how the introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T
(hs-cTnT) has affected the incidence, prognosis, and use of coronary angiographies and …

Importance Despite being recommended by clinical guidelines, substantial concerns remain
regarding the use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays and whether it is associated …

Cardiac troponin assays have become more sensitive over the years leading to the clinical
introduction of high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin assays in 2010. Their use has revolutionized …

Background It is uncertain how the implementation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-
cTnT) has affected the survival of patients with chest pain in the emergency department …

Background Protocols incorporating high-sensitivity troponin to guide decision making in the
disposition of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the emergency …