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Optimum Troponin Cutoffs for ACS in the ED

NCT01994577 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-07-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Blood tests may be able to quickly identify and exclude patients that are having a heart attack. Using these tests in the Emergency Department (ED) may lead to faster treatment, a reduced wait time, and quicker discharge for patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of a heart attack.

Conditions

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew S Worster, MD, MSc, CCFP(EM), FCFP · McMaster University

  • Kavsak Peter, PhD, FCACB, FACB · McMaster University

  • Hill Stephen, PhD, FCACB · McMaster University

  • McQueen J Mathew, MBChB, PhD, FCACB, FRCPC · McMaster University

  • Devereaux P.J., MD, PhD · McMaster University

  • Mehta Shamir, MD, MSc · McMaster University

  • Ma Jinhui, PhD · Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Insititute

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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