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Cardiac troponin is central to the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays are the preferred choice for the assessment of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Since the introduction of hs-cTn assays in Europe in 2010, most hospitals have switched from contemporary sensitive cardiac troponin assays to a hs-cTn assay. The implementation of hs-cTn assays has led to an increase in the number of patients identified with myocardial injury. Although both hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT assays are recommended in current guidelines, the impact of switching from a hs-cTnI assay to a hs-cTnT assay on clinical practice is unknown. At this point, no studies have evaluated the impact of implementing sex-specific hs-cTnT thresholds on the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and outcome in clinical practice. The investigators propose to determine the proportion of patients with and without myocardial injury admitted to the hospital before and after implementation of a hs-cTnT assay and to evaluate the impact on investigations, care and clinical outcomes in consecutive patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.


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NCT number NCT05748691
Study type Observational
Source University of Edinburgh
Contact Nicholas L Mills, Prof
Phone +44 (0)131 242 6515
Email nick.mills@ed.ac.uk
Status Recruiting
Phase
Start date October 25, 2020
Completion date October 25, 2023

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