Research
Clinical chemistry score versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T tests alone to identify patients at low or high risk for myocardial infarction or death at presentation to the emergency department
Peter A. Kavsak, Johannes T. Neumann, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, Colleen Shortt, Jaimi H. Greenslade, John W. Pickering, Francisco Ojeda, Jinhui Ma, Natasha Clayton, Jonathan Sherbino, Stephen A. Hill, Matthew McQueen, Dirk Westermann, Nils A. Sörensen, William A. Parsonage, Lauren Griffith, Shamir R. Mehta, P.J. Devereaux, Mark Richards, Richard Troughton, Chris Pemberton, Sally Aldous, Stefan Blankenberg and Andrew Worster
CMAJ August 20, 2018 190 (33) E974-E984; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180144
Peter A. Kavsak
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDJohannes T. Neumann
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MDLouise Cullen
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBBS PhDMartin Than
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBBSColleen Shortt
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDJaimi H. Greenslade
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDJohn W. Pickering
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDFrancisco Ojeda
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDJinhui Ma
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDNatasha Clayton
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
CRA RAJonathan Sherbino
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MDStephen A. Hill
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDMatthew McQueen
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBChB PhDDirk Westermann
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MDNils A. Sörensen
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MDWilliam A. Parsonage
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBBS DMLauren Griffith
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDShamir R. Mehta
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MD MScP.J. Devereaux
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MD PhDMark Richards
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBChB PhDRichard Troughton
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBChB PhDChris Pemberton
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
PhDSally Aldous
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MBChB MDStefan Blankenberg
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
MDAndrew Worster
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Kavsak, Hill, McQueen), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Ma, Griffith); and Medicine (Clayton); Division of Emergency Medicine (Shortt, Sherbino, Worster); Division of Cardiology (Mehta, Devereaux); Population Health Research Institute (Devereaux), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of General and Interventional Cardiology (Neumann, Ojeda, Westermann, Sörensen, Blankenberg), University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Cullen, Greenslade, Parsonage), Brisbane, Australia; Christchurch Hospital (Than, Pickering, Troughton, Aldous), Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago (Richards, Pickering, Troughton, Pemberton), Christchurch, New Zealand; Cardiovascular Research Institute (Richards), National University of Singapore
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Clinical chemistry score versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T tests alone to identify patients at low or high risk for myocardial infarction or death at presentation to the emergency department
Peter A. Kavsak, Johannes T. Neumann, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, Colleen Shortt, Jaimi H. Greenslade, John W. Pickering, Francisco Ojeda, Jinhui Ma, Natasha Clayton, Jonathan Sherbino, Stephen A. Hill, Matthew McQueen, Dirk Westermann, Nils A. Sörensen, William A. Parsonage, Lauren Griffith, Shamir R. Mehta, P.J. Devereaux, Mark Richards, Richard Troughton, Chris Pemberton, Sally Aldous, Stefan Blankenberg, Andrew Worster
CMAJ Aug 2018, 190 (33) E974-E984; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180144
Clinical chemistry score versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T tests alone to identify patients at low or high risk for myocardial infarction or death at presentation to the emergency department
Peter A. Kavsak, Johannes T. Neumann, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, Colleen Shortt, Jaimi H. Greenslade, John W. Pickering, Francisco Ojeda, Jinhui Ma, Natasha Clayton, Jonathan Sherbino, Stephen A. Hill, Matthew McQueen, Dirk Westermann, Nils A. Sörensen, William A. Parsonage, Lauren Griffith, Shamir R. Mehta, P.J. Devereaux, Mark Richards, Richard Troughton, Chris Pemberton, Sally Aldous, Stefan Blankenberg, Andrew Worster
CMAJ Aug 2018, 190 (33) E974-E984; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180144
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