2017
DOES 3-HOUR POINT OF CARE TROPONIN I PREDICT 6-HOUR POINT OF CARE TROPONIN I FOR PATIENTS IN A CHEST PAIN UNIT
Jacob D, McNamara R, Safdar B. DOES 3-HOUR POINT OF CARE TROPONIN I PREDICT 6-HOUR POINT OF CARE TROPONIN I FOR PATIENTS IN A CHEST PAIN UNIT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 71. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33460-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care troponin I assay for acute myocardial infarction within 3 hours after presentation in early presenters to the emergency department with chest pain
Diercks DB, Peacock WF, Hollander JE, Singer AJ, Birkhahn R, Shapiro N, Glynn T, Nowack R, Safdar B, Miller CD, Lewandrowski E, Nagurney JT. Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care troponin I assay for acute myocardial infarction within 3 hours after presentation in early presenters to the emergency department with chest pain. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 74-80.e4. PMID: 22172439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCare troponin IAcute coronary syndromeSymptom onsetMyocardial infarctionDiagnostic accuracyCoronary syndromeEmergency departmentSerial testingAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeTroponin ICriterion standard diagnosisInitial blood drawAvailable medical recordsCardiac marker testingPositive likelihood ratioSimilar diagnostic accuracyNegative likelihood ratioInvestigational markersIschemia evaluationCardiology criteriaChest painLikelihood ratioMedian ageMedian time