International journal of cardiology
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Int. J. Cardiol.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction using undetectable levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin.
We examined whether undetectable levels of high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin (hs-cTn) can be used to rule out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a single blood draw at presentation to the emergency department (ED). ⋯ Undetectable levels of hs-cTn at presentation have a very high NPV and seem to allow the simple and rapid rule out of AMI. This criteria applies to much more patients with hs-TnT as compared to the investigated hs-cTnI assays.