High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Andrew R. Chapman,
Philip D. Adamson,
Anoop Shah,
Atul Anand,
Fiona E. Strachan,
Amy V. Ferry,
Kuan Ken Lee,
Colin Berry,
Iain Findlay,
Anne Cruikshank,
Alan Reid,
Alasdair Gray,
Paul Collinson,
Fred S. Apple,
David McAllister,
Donogh Maguire,
Keith A.A. Fox,
Catalina A. Vallejos,
Catriona Keerie,
Christopher J. Weir,
David E. Newby,
Nicholas L. Mills,
Christopher Tuck,
Anda Bularga,
Ryan Wereski,
Dennis Sandeman,
Catherine L. Stables,
Athanasios Tsanasis,
Lucy Marshall,
Stacey Stewart,
Takeshi Fujisawa,
Mischa Hautvast,
Jean McPherson,
Lynn McKinlay,
Simon Walker,
Ian Ford,
Shan Amoils,
Jennifer S. Stevens,
John Norrie,
Jack R. Andrews,
P B Adamson,
Alastair J. Moss,
Mohamed Anwar,
John Hung,
Jonathan Malo,
Colin Fischbacher,
Bernard Croal,
Stephen J Leslie,
Richard A. Parker,
Allan Walker,
Ronnie Harkess,
Tony Wackett,
Roma A. Armstrong,
Marion Flood,
Laura Stirling,
Claire MacDonald,
Imran Sadat,
Frank Finlay,
Heather Charles,
Pamela Linksted,
Stephen G. Young,
Bill Alexander,
Chris Duncan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.119.042960
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , troponin , hazard ratio , acute coronary syndrome , troponin t , percutaneous coronary intervention , confidence interval
The introduction of more sensitive cardiac troponin assays has led to increased recognition of myocardial injury in acute illnesses other than acute coronary syndrome. The Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction recommends high-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing and classification of patients with myocardial injury based on pathogenesis, but the clinical implications of implementing this guideline are not well understood.
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