Sex-specific versus overall cut points for a high sensitivity troponin I assay in predicting 1-year outcomes in emergency patients presenting with chest pain

Louise Cullen; Jaimi H Greenslade; Edward W Carlton; Martin Than; John W Pickering; Ariel Ho; Kim Greaves; Sara L Berndt; Richard Body; Kimberley Ryan; William A Parsonage

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308506

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Coronary artery disease

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Sex-specific versus overall cut points for a high sensitivity troponin I assay in predicting 1-year outcomes in emergency patients presenting with chest pain

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Louise Cullen Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jaimi H Greenslade Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Edward W Carlton Emergency Department, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Than Department of Emergency Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John W Pickering Emergency Care Foundation, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ariel Ho Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kim Greaves School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Department of Cardiology, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services, University of the Sunshine Coast, Nambour, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sara L Berndt Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Body Emergency Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kimberley Ryan Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William A Parsonage Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Louise Cullen, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Butterfield St, Herston Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia; louise_cullen{at}health.qld.gov.au

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Cullen L, Greenslade JH, Carlton EW, et al

Sex-specific versus overall cut points for a high sensitivity troponin I assay in predicting 1-year outcomes in emergency patients presenting with chest pain

Heart 2016;102:120-126.

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Received August 5, 2015
Revised October 19, 2015
Accepted November 5, 2015
First published January 4, 2016.

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May 30, 2016

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