The pathway, as covered by TCTMD, was published in 2022 as a companion document to the 2021 ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) chest pain guidelines. It was developed to be practical guide for ...

Incorporating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) testing into the traditional HEART pathway may improve detection of acute MI in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest ...

Pain radiation provides another important clue, as cardiac chest pain frequently spreads to other areas—particularly the left arm, but also the right arm, neck, jaw, shoulders, or upper back.

When a patient complains of chest pain, the differential diagnosis is broad. However, the 3 most dangerous conditions to rule out are acute coronary syndrome (ACS), pulmonary embolism (PE), and ...

Participants were followed for 2.8 years. The average age of study participants was 61; 60% were men, 64% were white, and 34% were Black. All participants experienced acute chest pain and troponin ...

BEDFORD PARK, AUSTRALIA — Use of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) assays, compared with standard TnT assays, may result in only modest improvement in evaluating emergency-department patients ...

Cardiac troponin was high in 1085 (just under 5.5%) patients. Some 1782 (9%) patients died after a year, and a total of 2825 (14%) had died just over 2 years (809 days) later.

Chest discomfort is the most common symptom, and high levels of troponin are universal, although her level is much higher than usual. An echocardiogram can provide support for the diagnosis, but ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom was just admitted to the hospital with chest pressure. She had just lost her husband of 62 years last week, and she initially thought this was just stress. They said she might ...

Chest discomfort is the most common symptom, and high levels of troponin are universal, although her level is much higher than usual. An echocardiogram can provide support for the diagnosis, but ...