Why the study?
Does the Abbott ARCHITECT hs-cTnI assay demonstrate superior precision compared to the contemporary cTnI assay in clinical implementation?
Population
Laboratory samples and analyzers across multiple hospitals in a large North American city
Comparison
Abbott ARCHITECT high-sensitivity cardiac… vs Contemporary cTnI assay
Design
Other
Authors
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hs-cTnI shows superior low-concentration precision in multi-hospital use; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does the Abbott ARCHITECT hs-cTnI assay demonstrate superior precision compared to the contemporary cTnI assay in clinical implementation?
The implementation of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay across multiple hospitals demonstrated superior precision at lower concentrations compared to the contemporary assay.
Kavsak et al. (2015) studied this question.
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