Why the study?
Does the combination of admission cardiac troponin and Ischemia Modified Albumin improve early exclusion of acute myocardial infarction in ED patients with undifferentiated chest pain?
Population
539 prospective consecutive admissions to the emergency department with undifferentiated chest pain…
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May support early AMI exclusion with normal admission IMA plus cTn; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does the combination of admission cardiac troponin and Ischemia Modified Albumin improve early exclusion of acute myocardial infarction in ED patients with undifferentiated chest pain?
The combination of admission cardiac troponin and Ischemia Modified Albumin can be used for early exclusion of acute myocardial infarction in low-risk ED patients.
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