Nina Strandkjær, Nicoline Jørgensen, Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch, Jonas Kristensen, Marie Sophie Sander Knudsen, Thilde Olivia Kock, Theis Lange, Matias Greve Lindholm, Niels Eske Bruun, Lene Holmvang, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Claus Kjær Pedersen, Martin Kirk Christensen, Jens Flensted Lassen, Linda Hilsted, Søren Ladefoged, Mads Nybo, Mustafa Vakur Bor, Morten Dahl, Annebirthe Bo Hansen, Pia Rørbæk Kamstrup, Henning Bundgaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kasper Karmark Iversen
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins are the preferred biomarkers for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Although sex-specific 99th percentile thresholds of troponins are recommended in international guidelines, the clinical effect of their use is poorly investigated. The DANSPOT Study (The Danish Study of Sex- and Population-Specific 99th percentile upper reference limits of Troponin) aims to evaluate the clinical effect of a prospective implementation of population- and sex-specific diagnostic thresholds of troponins into clinical practice...
April 19, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association