TY - JOUR T1 - Highly-sensitive troponin T algorithm facilitates early discharge of low-risk chest pain patients within 1 h of emergency department arrival JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 144 LP - 144 DO - 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110224 VL - 20 IS - 4 AU - Andrew D McRae AU - James E Andruchow Y1 - 2015/08/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/20/4/144.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Reichlin T, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, et al. Prospective validation of a 1-hour algorithm to rule-out and rule-in acute myocardial infarction using a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay. CMAJ 2015;187:E243–52.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full TextA large proportion of emergency department (ED) visits involve patients with symptoms of suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), although ACS within this population is relatively infrequent.1 Evaluation of suspected ACS includes serial ECG and biomarker testing over several hours and frequently involves admission for provocative or invasive cardiac testing.2 Strategies to rapidly identify and safely discharge low-risk patients are important to improve resource utilisation.This prospective cohort study of consecutive ED patients with suspected ACS was designed to validate a previously-derived3 1 h accelerated diagnostic algorithm for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T (hs-cTnT) assay. Patients underwent routine … ER -