Importance About 10% of patients with acute chest pain are ultimately diagnosed with acute
coronary syndrome (ACS). Early, accurate estimation of the probability of ACS in these …

Importance High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I testing is widely used to evaluate patients with
suspected acute coronary syndrome. A cardiac troponin concentration of less than 5 ng/L …

Objective To obtain summary estimates of the accuracy of a single baseline measurement of
the Elecsys Troponin T high-sensitive assay (Roche Diagnostics) for the diagnosis of acute …

Background: A 1-h algorithm based on high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) testing
at presentation and again 1 h thereafter has been shown to accurately rule out acute …

Clinical research often focuses on resource-intensive causal inference, whereas the
potential of predictive analytics with constantly increasing big data sources remains largely …

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 …

Study objective We compare the ability of 5 established risk scores to identify patients with
suspected acute coronary syndromes who are suitable for discharge after a modified single …

Importance Low concentrations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I determined on
presentation to the emergency department (ED) have been shown to have an excellent …

Background Physicians rely upon chest pain history to make management decisions in
patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, particularly where the diagnosis is not …

Background Chest pain is a common problem presenting to the emergency department
(ED). Many decision aids and accelerated diagnostic protocols have been developed to …