Status:
COMPLETED
TnThs Predicting Evolving Non-STEMI
Lead Sponsor:
Heidelberg University
Conditions:
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the diagnostic value of the new TnThs assay for early detection of evolving non-STEMI in patients with acute coronary syndrome and a negative 4th generation cTnT res...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 115 consecutive patients were enrolled with symptoms suggestive of ACS, admitted to the Chest Pain Unit of the University of Heidelberg. All patients received a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recording on admission, and a second 12-lead ECG after 6 hours
Exclusion
- Patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during follow-up sampling were excluded as were patients with a significant kidney dysfunction defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate below 60 ml/min/1.73m2.
- Patients with STEMI were excluded.
- Patients with only 1 blood sample were also excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00953251
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
August 6 2009
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University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 69120