Evaluation of a Novel Rule-Out Myocardial Infarction Protocol Incorporating High-Sensitivity Troponin T in a US Hospital

Circulation. 2018 Oct 30;138(18):2061-2063. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033861.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (R.V., J.A.J., J.A.d.L., S.R.D), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
² Rapid Response Lab (P.K., F.F., A.Y., B.B.), Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX.
³ Department of Pathology (I.A.H., K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine (D.B.D., J.C.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospitalist Medicine (J.S., D.A.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
⁶ Performance Improvement Department, Quality Safety Division (L.T.), Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX.
⁷ Parkland Center for Healthcare Innovation and Clinical Outcomes (S.R.D.), Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX.

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Keywords: myocardial infarction; sensitivity; specificity; troponin.

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