Use of conventional cardiac troponin assay for diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: 'The Ottawa Troponin Pathway'.

Use of conventional cardiac troponin assay for diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: 'The Ottawa Troponin Pathway'.

BACKGROUND:Serial conventional cardiac troponin (cTn) measurements 6-9 hours apart are recommended for non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI) diagnosis. We sought to develop a pathway with 3-hour changes for major adverse cardiac event (MACE) identification and assess the added value of the HEART [History, El...

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Main Authors: Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Ian G Stiell, Hina Chaudry, Muhammad Mukarram, Ronald A Booth, Cristian Toarta, Guy Hebert, Robert S Beanlands, George A Wells, Marie-Joe Nemnom, Monica Taljaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226892

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