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5th Generation cTnT in ED ACS

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: Columbia University

Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome

Interventions: 4th Gen cTnT, 5th Gen cTnT

Countries: United States

This study intends to investigate the usefulness of the new "5th generation" cardiac troponin enzyme in determining which patients presenting with possible acute coronary syndrome can be quickly and safely discharged or admitted from the Emergency Department. The investigators hypothesize that introducing this enzyme into practice will reduce the time it takes to make decisions about admitting or discharging these patients with no increase in adverse events in the discharged patients.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 19 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

\- All patients presenting to the Adult Emergency Department (age 20 and above) for whom a troponin enzyme test is collected for the purpose of evaluating for possible acute coronary syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not fluent in English or Spanish
* Inability to participate in follow-up (incarceration, lack of telephone access, cognitive impairment, etc.)
* Patients in or immediately post cardiac arrest
* Prior heart transplant

Locations (1)

New York, New York, United States