Single vs Serial Measurements of Cardiac Troponin Level in the Evaluation of Patients in the Emergency Department With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Chest pain is among the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) presentations. However, most patients are at low risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with low cardiac adverse outcomes rates. Biomarker testing with troponin levels is key in the initial assessment for ACS. Although serial troponin testing can improve the diagnosis of ACS in clinical practice, some patients deemed to be low risk are discharged after a single negative troponin test result.

Objective

To report the clinical outcomes of patients discharged after a single negative troponin test result compared with patients discharged after serial troponin measurements.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a retrospective cohort study of ED encounters from May 5, 2016, to December

SUBMITTER: Wassie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature