IS A SINGLE HIGH SENSITIVITY TROPONIN I SUFFICIENT TO DISCHARGE A LOW RISK CHEST PAIN PATIENT? Nikhil Tambe1, Sonal Shah1, Sameer Rathi2, Sanjay Mehta3 Resident1, Consultant2, Director3 Accident & Emergency Department, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
INTRODUCTION
0 hour HS Troponin I (Total: 353)
TROPONIN I: Important component of HEART score for ruling in/ out Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). HS Troponin I: More sensitive; less specific. “When troponin I was a lousy assay it was a great test, but now that it’s becoming a great assay, it’s getting to be a lousy test!”- Robert Jesse. HS Troponin I raised in conditions other than ACS: cardiac and non cardiac causes. Global Task Force states that rule in of Myocardial Infarction require serial hs troponin I testing.
CONCLUSION
OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS 0 hour and 3 hour serial HS Troponin I (Total: 295) 265 (90)
