The New Zealand medical journal
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General practitioners are able to measure cardiac troponin in order to help triage patients with symptoms suspicious of acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess the utilisation of cardiac troponin testing in the community. ⋯ The use of troponin in the community appropriately triages patients regarding the need for admission. However, many patients had elevated troponin due to non-coronary causes. The indication for testing only in cases of suspected ACS and the use of serial cTn measurement in early presenters should be emphasised.