High sensitive troponin T in individuals with chest pain of presumed ischemic origin (original) (raw)

This study assesses the performance of high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) compared to standard cardiac troponin T (std-cTnT) in patients experiencing chest pain of presumed ischemic origin. Among 132 patients and 106 healthy controls, hs-cTnT demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), identifying a greater percentage of AMI cases (74.2% vs. 64.3%) and showing improved precision, particularly at low concentrations. The findings endorse the use of hs-cTnT in emergency settings to expedite AMI diagnosis.