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  • Cardiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Biomarker Analysis

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  • The HEART score pathway is standard for risk stratifying emergency department patients with chest pain.
  • Incorporating high-sensitivity troponin may enhance the accuracy of this risk stratification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare health outcomes and resource use in patients stratified with the HEART pathway using conventional versus high-sensitivity troponin.
  • To evaluate the impact of high-sensitivity troponin on the detection of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter pre-post cohort study involving 17,384 adult patients presenting with chest pain.
  • Patients were risk stratified using the HEART pathway with either conventional or high-sensitivity troponin.
  • The primary outcome was the detection of AMI within 30 days.

Main Results:

  • High-sensitivity troponin use led to increased AMI detection within 30 days (5.8% vs 4.4%) and in the emergency department (4.6% vs 2.0%).
  • All-cause mortality rates remained unchanged between the groups.
  • Patients stratified with high-sensitivity troponin showed reduced healthcare utilization, including lower admission rates and fewer stress tests and revascularizations.

Conclusions:

  • A HEART pathway incorporating high-sensitivity troponin may improve the detection of AMI in emergency department patients.
  • This updated pathway appears to decrease healthcare resource use without compromising patient safety.