Evaluating new guidelines based on high-sensitivity troponin for those presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Chest Pain; Myocardial Infarction; Heart attack; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001379505
• Lead Sponsor: SA Emergency Department Working Group

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3378

Inclusion Criteria

a) Clinical features of suspected ACS as the principal cause for investigation;
b) Electrocardiogram (ECG) is interpreted as not reflecting coronary ischaemia;
c) Patient is 18 years of age or older;
d) Patient is willing to give written informed consent;

Exclusion Criteria

a) E.D presentation is for non-ACS reasons;
b) Patient has been transferred from another hospital;
c) Patient has re-presented to the E.D for suspected ACS within 30 days of their previous presentation to the E.D for suspected ACS;
d) Patient requires permanent dialysis
e) Patient is unable to provide their clinical history due to language or comorbidity or decreased conscious state.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Composite endpoint: All-cause mortality and new myocardial infarction[30 days and 12 months post presentation to ED]