Table 1

Index tests

Test	Positive test	hs-cTnI variables	hs-cTnT variables
ESC-rule-in	0 h hs-cTn ≤A and 3 h hs-cTn >A and δa >B OR 0 and 3 h hs-cTn >A and δr >20%	Overall thresholds A=26 ng/L B=13 ng/L Sex-specific thresholds A=16 ng/L (females) or 34 ng/L (males) B=13 ng/L	A=14 ng/L B=7 ng/L
<99th percentile	0 h or 3 h hs-cTn ≥A

Test

Positive test

hs-cTnI variables

hs-cTnT variables

ESC-rule-in

0 h hs-cTn ≤A and 3 h hs-cTn >A and δa >B
OR
0 and 3 h hs-cTn >A and δr >20%

Overall thresholds

Sex-specific thresholds

A=14 ng/L
B=7 ng/L

<99th percentile

0 h or 3 h hs-cTn ≥A

δa is the absolute difference between 0 and 3 h hs-cTn. δr is the relative difference between 0 and 3 h hs-cTn.
ESC, European Society of Cardiology; hs-cTnI, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I; hs-cTnT, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T.