A novel diagnostic protocol to identify patients suitable for discharge after a single high-sensitivity troponin

Heart

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1041-1046

  Carlton, Edward W ^a,b   Cullen, Louise ^c   Than, Martin ^d   Gamble, James ^e   Khattab, Ahmed ^a   Greaves, Kim ^f  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACCELERATED DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TIME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; BIOMARKERS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN;

EID: 84936742696     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307288     Document Type: Article

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