Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
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Acute coronary syndrome is a major cause of death, morbidity and access in emergency departments (ED). ⋯ Our data confirmed that the accurate utilization of POCT in the ED assumes an effective triage of patient with chest pain and the improvement of preanalytical phase out of the laboratory (delivery of specimens) and within the laboratory reception, centrifugation. However, efficiency must be linked to methodological and quality control of the Core Lab, mainly through connectivity.