Why a new algorithm using high-sensitivity cardiac troponins for the rapid rule-out of NSTEMI is not adapted to routine practice

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2016, Pages e279-e280

  Chenevier Gobeaux, Camille ^a   Lefevre, Guillaume ^b   Bonnefoy Cudraz, Eric ^c   Charpentier, Sandrine ^d   Dehoux, Monique ^e   Meune, Christophe ^f   Ray, Patrick ^b,g  

^a Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris ^*  (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Faculté de Médecine Centre Hospitalo universitaire   (France)

^e BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^f AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Chest pain; High sensitive troponin; Limit of detection

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN ASSAY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOD SCORE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE CHANGE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84987747978     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0015     Document Type: Letter

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