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    Accelerated diagnostic protocol using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in acute chest pain patients

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    Meller, B.
    Cullen, L.
    Parsonage, W.
    Greenslade, J.
    Aldous, S.
    Reichlin, T.
    Wildi, K.
    Twerenbold, R.
    Jaeger, C.
    Hillinger, P.
    Haaf, P.
    Puelacher, C.
    Kern, V.
    Rentsch, K.
    Stallone, F.
    Gimenez, M.
    Ballarino, P.
    Bassetti, S.
    Walukiewicz, A.
    Troughton, R.
    Pemberton, C.
    Richards, M.
    Chu, Chuan-Wei
    Reid, Christopher
    Than, M.
    Mueller, C.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Meller, B. and Cullen, L. and Parsonage, W. and Greenslade, J. and Aldous, S. and Reichlin, T. and Wildi, K. et al. 2015. Accelerated diagnostic protocol using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in acute chest pain patients. International Journal of Cardiology. 184: pp. 208-215.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Cardiology
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.006
    ISSN
    0167-5273
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13645
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) within an accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) in patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for rapid rule-out of AMI. Methods: In two independent large multicenter studies, levels of hs-cTnT at presentation and at 2 h were combined with the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score and ECG findings. The ADP defined patients with normal levels of hs-cTnT at presentation and 2 h, a TIMI score ≤ 1, and normal ECG findings as candidates for rapid rule-out of AMI and rapid discharge. Major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) occurring within 30-days were centrally adjudicated by two independent cardiologists. Results: In the derivation cohort, among 1085 consecutive patients 198 patients (18.2%) had a MACE. The ADP classified 374 patients (34.5%) as low-risk. None of these patients had a MACE at 30 days, resulting in a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% (95% CI, 99.0–100%) and a sensitivity of 100% (95% CI, 98.2%–100%). In the validation cohort, among 1590 consecutive patients 231 patients (14.5%) had a MACE. The ADP classified 641 patients (40.3%) as low-risk. 6 of these patients had a MACE at 30 days, resulting in a NPV of 99.1% (95% CI, 98.0–99.6%) and a sensitivity of 97.4% (95% CI, 94.5–98.8%). Conclusions: The ADP including hs-cTnT allows early identification 35 to 40% of patients to be at extremely low risk of MACE and therefore ideal candidates for outpatient management.

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