The Advantages of High Sensitivity Troponin Tests

• Meet IFCC guidelines for high sensitivity troponin testing¹
• Detect cTn above the Limit of Detection in >50% of healthy populations
• Achieve 10% CV below the 99^th percentile URL
• Support current cardiac guidelines for patient management
• Provide sex-specific thresholds that may generate more accurate diagnoses for women

When a patient comes to the emergency department with a suspected acute coronary syndrome, the speed and accuracy of the diagnostics have a critical impact on outcome and cost of care. (See Figure 1.) High sensitivity troponin tests drive fast decision making by:

• Reducing triage time by hours, sending MI-negative patients home faster²
• Detecting at-risk patients sooner³

In addition, high sensitivity troponin assays can:

• Produce prognostic data to assess risk in a variety of clinical situations
• Provide increased clarity to determine a patient's future risk

Figure 1. Breakdown of 10.4M Patients Present with Chest Pain to the Emergency Department Annually^*

More sensitive cardiac troponin tests enable greater confidence in results, accelerate a clinician's ability to rule in (or rule out) myocardial infarction, improve care and increase efficiency. With more sensitive assays, more rapid serial sampling is now possible. The ability to rule in earlier allows patients to be triaged down the appropriate care pathway, while ruling out earlier can lead to faster discharge.

The 2015 ESC Guidelines (see Figure 2) recommend sampling at 0 and 3 hours, integrating testing with detailed clinical assessment, and a mandatory 12-lead ECG and repeat blood sampling when a patient experiences recurring chest pain.⁴

Figure 2: 0/3 Hour Protocol Described By 2015 ESC Guidelines

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