Why the study?
Does high-sensitivity troponin T sampling accurately diagnose or exclude acute coronary syndrome in patients admitted with chest pain?
Population
773 consecutive patients admitted for in-hospital care for chest pain suspicious of acute coronary syndrome
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
60 days
Authors
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HsTnT at 3-4 h insufficiently sensitive for ACS exclusion; leaves open whether extended sampling or multimarker approaches enhance rule-out in chest pain cohorts.
Does high-sensitivity troponin T sampling accurately diagnose or exclude acute coronary syndrome in patients admitted with chest pain?
High-sensitivity troponin T testing at 3-4 hours has excellent sensitivity for acute myocardial infarction but is insufficient to completely rule out all acute coronary syndromes in routine clinical practice.
Borna et al. (2013) studied this question.
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