Why the study?
Does the use of sex-specific cutoffs for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays improve diagnosis and outcome prediction in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome?
Comparison
Sex-specific cutoffs for high-sensitivity… vs General (non-sex-specific) 99th percentile cutoffs
Design
Editorial
Authors
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The routine use of sex-specific cutoffs for high-sensitivity troponin assays is questioned due to inconsistent clinical evidence and the potential to complicate diagnostic algorithms without clear prognostic benefit.
Does the use of sex-specific cutoffs for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays improve diagnosis and outcome prediction in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome?
The routine use of sex-specific cutoffs for high-sensitivity troponin assays is questioned due to inconsistent clinical evidence and the potential to complicate diagnostic algorithms without clear prognostic benefit.
Evangelos Giannitsis (2016) studied this question.
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