Better hs-cTnT Assays, Lower Healthcare Burden
Viktor Zarev
Cardiac troponin assays might be the gold standard for diagnosing a heart attack in the ER, but a new JAMA study suggests the latest generation of tests could significantly reduce false positives and ultimately, health system burden. To address this, researchers compared how the newest sixth generation hs-cTnT assay (which used a 13-ng/L cut off […] The post Better hs-cTnT Assays, Lower Healthcare Burden appeared first on Cardiac Wire .