Abstract

Non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicates around 10% of emergency department (ED) presentations for acute heart failure (AHF), while non-ischemic troponin elevation occurs in over 40%. We had two primary objectives: 1. Validate the recently-derived 2-variable non-ischemic troponin rule out in AHF (NITRO-AHF) clinical decision instrument (CDI) for predicting AMI or 30-day revascularization, and 2. Test whether addition of serial troponin measurement adds value to the original CDI.

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