May 30, 2008Current Opinion in Cardiology
Will new higher-precision troponins lead to clarity or confusion?
Population
Patients with acute coronary syndromes, chronic stable angina, heart failure, and the normal population
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
May enable earlier ACS triage; leaves open need for prospective outcome trials before practice change.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute coronary syndromes, chronic stable angina, heart failure, and the normal population
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Intervention
Higher-precision troponin assays
New high-precision troponin assays will enable earlier triage, better risk determination, and potential cost savings in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Cite This Study
Harvey D. White (2008) studied this question.