Implementation of an early rule-out pathway for myocardial infarction using a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay.
Dennis SandemanMaaz B J SyedDorien M KimenaiKuan Ken LeeAtul AnandShruti S JoshiLorraine DinnelPhilip R WenhamKen CampbellMary JarvieDonna GallowayMhairi AndersonBappa RoyJack Patrick Morrell AndrewsFiona E StrachanAmy V FerryNicholas L MillsSarah ElsbyMark FrancisRobert CargillAnoop S V ShahNicholas L MillsPublished in: Open heart (2022)
In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, implementing an early rule-out pathway using hs-cTnT concentrations <5 ng/L at presentation reduced the duration of stay in hospital without compromising safety.