Business Wire

For Patients at Risk, a Simple Blood Test Can Help Doctors Predict Likelihood of Future Heart Attack, Other Cardiac Events, and Death

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new prognosis claim for the Siemens Healthineers Atellica IM High-Sensitivity Troponin I (TnIH) test 1 immediately advances care for at-risk cardiac patients in the ...
Reuters

New troponin tests pinpoint heart attacks faster

BOSTON (Reuters) - New ultra-sensitive blood tests can rapidly detect when heart muscle is dying from a heart attack, even from the moment the patient arrives in the emergency room, according to two ...
Healio

Point-of-care testing may expedite movement of patients with ACS from ED to cardiac ward

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A point-of-care troponin test could reduce time patients with a heart attack spend in the ED by nearly 45 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Single Troponin Test, ECG Enough to Identify Risk of Heart Attack

A single troponin level measurement test and an electrocardiogram may be sufficient to rule out the risk of a heart attack in patients complaining of chest pain, according to a study in the Journal of ...
TCTMD

High-Sensitivity Troponin Tests Might Aid in Primary Prevention

Adding high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays on top of conventional risk-prediction methods can potentially improve primary prevention efforts, according to a new meta-analysis. While best known ...
Wane

Polymedco announces US FDA clearance of the PATHFAST high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI-II) test as an aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction

PATHFAST hs-cTnI-II becomes first and only hs-cTn test cleared for point-of-care use in the United States, delivering results up to three times faster than core lab testing CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y., ...
MedPage Today

Chest Pain in the ED: More Referrals for Cardiac Tests Not Tied to Better Outcomes

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AOL

Experts say new rapid heart attack test could get patients treated faster and more safely

A rapid heart attack test could significantly accelerate diagnosis and treatment for patients, experts have revealed, promising to cut waiting times in emergency departments. To speed up diagnosis, ...
AOL

How a blood test can determine dementia risk

A study published in the European Heart Journal could help predict the likelihood of dementia up to 25 years in advance. The research found a link between increased levels of cardiac troponin, a ...
Medscape

High-Sensitivity Troponin T Test Rules Out AMI in ED

A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) test with findings below the level of detection, teamed with a nonischemic electrocardiogram (ECG), can identify patients with chest pain in the ...
MedPage Today

Use This Common Cardiac Test in RA Patients, Study Suggests

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