High-sensitivity assay gives more reassurance to chest pain patients
[PRESS RELEASE 2017-05-30] For some time now, patients in Sweden’s emergency clinics complaining of chest pain have been evaluated using the “high-sensitivity troponin T” assay. In a large-scale registry study published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology scientists at Karolinska Institutet show how this more sensitive analytical method has improved evaluation for these patients. Since its introduction, fewer patients diagnosed with “unspecified chest pain” suffer a heart attack or die after being sent home.Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency medical