U.S., May 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07563998) titled 'Prehospital Point-of-Care Hs-Troponin I for Rule-Out of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Without ST-Segment Elevation' on April 26.
Brief Summary: People who call emergency medical services (EMS) with chest pain or other possible heart-related symptoms are often taken to hospital for further testing. However, only a small proportion of these patients are ultimately diagnosed with a serious heart condition such as a heart attack. This means that many patients undergo hospital transport and evaluation even though their risk is low.
In hospitals, a blood test called high-sensitivity cardiac troponin is commonly used to help diagn...