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Brief Report Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 2 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/cardiology.5.056

Troponin: Think Before Testing

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Knapp Medical Centre, Weslaco Texas, United States
  • 2Department of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science System, San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, United States
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Corresponding Author

Shakirat Ganiyu, Shakirat.ganiyu@utrgv.edu

Received Date: May 11, 2024

Accepted Date: June 10, 2024

Abstract

This is a high-value care-based quality improvement project that was carried out to decrease inappropriate troponin testing in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary health institution in the United States with the goal of promoting evidence-based practices, minimizing waste, and enhancing the quality of care.

Keywords

High sensitivity troponin, Myocardial infarction, Myocardial injury, Myocardial ischemia

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