Journal of the American College of Cardiology
-
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Feb 1998
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialTime to positivity of a rapid bedside assay for cardiac-specific troponin T predicts prognosis in acute coronary syndromes: a Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 11A substudy.
We sought to determine whether the rapid bedside assay for troponin T identified patients at risk for a more complicated hospital stay and a higher rate of adverse clinical events. ⋯ A positive rapid assay for troponin T at presentation identifies those patients at risk for higher rates of adverse clinical events and longer, more complicated hospital stays. Stratification of patients by time to development of a positive rapid assay identifies those patients at highest mortality risk.