Why the study?
Does soluble ST2 measurement accurately discriminate acute aortic dissection from other causes of sudden-onset severe chest pain?
Does soluble ST2 measurement accurately discriminate acute aortic dissection from other causes of sudden-onset severe chest pain?
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Soluble ST2 shows superior diagnostic performance compared to D-dimer and troponin I, with a near-perfect negative predictive value that could make it an excellent rule-out biomarker for acute aortic dissection in the emergency department.
Wang et al. (2017) studied this question.
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