Using early troponin I testing to improve cardiac care.
Quicker test results following suspected myocardial infarction reduce the time required to make decisions on treatment, allowing it to begin earlier and facilitating a well-planned discharge. This article describes how the introduction of early diagnostic testing allowed the timely treatment of patients admitted to a medical admissions unit with chest pain.
Lynch
Debra
D
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Welwyn Garden City.
Gallagher
Alexandra
A
D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019210:Troponin I / Q000032:analysis*
D019210:Troponin I