The concentration of troponins in plasma is used for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction. Different types of heart-specific troponins can be measured and with different analytical methods. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic characteristics of a new analytical method for measuring troponin I in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
4,446
St Olavs hospital
Trondheim, Norway
Acute myocardial infarction according to the 4th universal definition of myocardial infarction
Metric: Yes/No
Time frame: Before discharge from hospital, a median of 2 days
Days between hospital discharge and death
Metric: Days. The secondary outcome measures will be combined into a composite endpoint reflecting the time between hospital admission and the first secondary outcome measure
Time frame: Within 30 days after hospital discharge
Days between hospital discharge and acute myocardial infarction according to the 4th universal definition of myocardial infarction
Metric: Days.
Time frame: Within 30 days after hospital discharge
Days between hospital discharge and coronary revascularization
Metric: Days
Time frame: Within 30 days after hospital discharge
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