Clinical Trial: Rapid or Ultra-rapid Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin on Hospital Presentation

U.S., July 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07727135) titled 'Rapid or Ultra-rapid Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin on Hospital Presentation' on July 07.

Brief Summary: People with chest pain are often tested for a heart attack using a blood test called high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn). Traditionally, this blood test is repeated 3 hours after the first sample. Newer guidelines recommend repeating the test after 1 hour instead, which may allow patients to receive a diagnosis and leave the hospital sooner.

The purpose of the DanRUSH trial is to compare these two strategies: repeating the blood test after 1 hour versus after 3 hours in adults w...