P109: Does an elevated troponin ultimately matter? An assessment of outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with non-cardiac complaints
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Diagnostic Implications of an Elevated Troponin in the Emergency Department
OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of initial troponin (cTn) elevations associated with Type I MI versus other cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diagnoses in an emergency department (ED) and whether or not a relationship exists between the cTn level and the likelihood of Type I MI. BACKGROUND In the ED, cTn is used as a screening test for myocardial injury. However, the differential dia...
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INTRODUCTION Not all patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) receiving cardiac troponin (cTn) testing present to the emergency department (ED) with cardiac chest pain. Since elderly patients (age ≥70) have increased morbidity and mortality associated with ACS, complaints other than cardiac chest pain may justify cTn testing. Our primary objective was to characterize the population...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2020.315