Recommendations for the use of troponin assays for rapid diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department

Evidence-informed recommendations on the use of cardiac troponin for the rapid diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the emergency department (ED) were developed by the CADTH Health Technology Expert Review Panel (HTERP) to address the following policy questions: 1. Question 1: In light of the discontinuation of the conventional cardiac troponin T assay and the development of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays to determine cardiac ischemia in patients presenting in the ED with chest pain, which of the other troponin assays should hospitals adopt? Does one of the troponin assays offer an advantage as compared with the others when used in the ED setting? 2. Question 2: Are there evidence-based strategies available to optimize the use of troponin tests in the ED setting? For a particular troponin test, does one of these strategies result in better outcomes?.

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

March 2013

Erschienen:

Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health ; March 2013

Reihe:

CADTH optimal use report - volume 2, issue 1B

Sprache:

Englisch

Links:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov [teilw. kostenfrei]

Themen:

Acute Coronary Syndrome
Biological Assay
Biomarkers
Canada
Emergencies
Practice Guideline
Review
Troponin

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed August 21, 2016)

Umfang:

1 online resource (1 PDF file (i, 10 pages)) ; illustrations.

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1773217038