Routine creatine kinase testing does not provide clinical utility in the emergency department for diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes

Routine creatine kinase testing does not provide clinical utility in the emergency department for diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes

Abstract Background Despite the high sensitivity and negative predictive value of contemporary high-sensitivity troponin T assays (hsTnT), creatine kinase (CK) continues to be routinely tested for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We conducted a study to identify the clinical utility o...

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Main Authors: Evan J. Wiens, Jorden Arbour, Kristjan Thompson, Colette M. Seifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Creatine kinase
Myocardial infarction
Diagnosis
Unnecessary testing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0251-4

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