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Study reviews troponin use in ED syncope without providing quantitative clinical outcomes.
Role of troponin in ED syncope remains unestablished; leaves open need for prospective evaluation before routine use.
aCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, The Chancellor’s Building bEmergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMeRGE), Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Matthew J. Reed, MA, MB BChir, MD, MRCS, FRCEM, Emergency Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK Tel: +44 131 242 1448; fax: +44 131 242 1339; e-mail: [email protected] Received May 20, 2015 Accepted August 6, 2015
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O’Neill et al. (2015) studied Emergency Department syncope. Troponin testing was evaluated. Troponin use in Emergency Department syncope was discussed, though the provided text contains only author affiliations and no clinical results.
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