Publication Date
5-1-2022
Journal
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
DOI
10.31083/j.rcm2305157
PMID
39077617
PMCID
PMC11273972
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-27-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
troponin, high sensitivity troponin, chest pain, acute coronary syndrome, biomarkers
Abstract
This review focuses on the strengths and limitations of conventional and high-sensitivity troponin in the evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes. High-sensitivity troponin (hsTn) assays represent a significant innovation over prior generation troponin assays. Owing to superior analytical precision, hsTn permits more rapid "rule-in" and "rule-out" of myocardial infarction. Furthermore, hsTn assays, in properly implemented clinical pathways, permit a reduction in the portion of patients requiring extended observation and testing.
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