The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on high-sensitivity troponin tests for the early rule out of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) from several sources. Full ...

Relying on the sex-specific 99th percentile upper reference limit of cardiac troponin may incorrectly suggest myocardial infarction (MI) in older adults with suspected heart attacks, though no ...

An ST-segment depression, transient ST-elevation, or new T-wave inversion in 2 contiguous leads, plus positive serum troponin in a patient with chest pain or anginal equivalent, is diagnostic for ...

Photo Credit: Mayooran Shanmuganathan. Multiparametric CMR performed before invasive coronary angiography in a patient with suspected NSTEMI. Using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to triage ...

In a recent study published in the journal BMJ, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom evaluated the use of a high-sensitivity assay to measure cardiac troponin I and its impact on myocardial ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California — A small, phase 2 study, with a biomarker test for its primary end point, offers some encouraging hints that the P-selectin antagonist inclacumab may be able to reduce ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers discuss a novel clinical decision support system based on machine learning (ML) models to predict an individual’s probability ...

Patients with a history of cocaine use who present with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have a lower risk of future major adverse cardiovascular events if treated invasively rather than ...

The committee heard from a patient expert who highlighted the stresses and fears that patients and their families experience when attending the emergency department with chest pain. Reducing waiting ...