Sex-Specific Cut-Offs for High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin: Is Less More?

• Main Authors: Giulio Francesco Romiti (Author), Roberto Cangemi (Author), Filippo Toriello (Author), Eleonora Ruscio (Author), Susanna Sciomer (Author), Federica Moscucci (Author), Marianna Vincenti (Author), Clara Crescioli (Author), Marco Proietti (Author), Stefania Basili (Author), Valeria Raparelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain is continuously evolving. In the setting of acute coronary syndrome, the availability of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays (hs-cTn) has allowed for the development of algorithms aimed at rapidly assessing the risk o...