High-Sensitivity Troponin T Resources

This site includes the recommended algorithm, articles and other documents to assist in proper utilization and interpretation of results from the high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hscTnT) performed at most BJC laboratories. You may wish to bookmark this page for future reference.

Testing algorithm for acute chest pain

This is the algorithm endorsed by cardiology, emergency medicine and laboratory medicine for hs-cTnT testing in patients presenting with acute chest pain. 

Aid in Interpretation of hscTnT Delta Results

This document is to assist in interpretation of specific hscTnT results and deltas at the different time points in serial hs-cTnT testing for acute chest pain

Risk scores for patients presenting with acute chest pain

This document describes two common risk score calculations for patients presenting with acute chest pain: HEART and EDACS

Ten Frequently Asked Questions about hscTnT testing

hscTnT Newsletter

This is a newsletter by Christopher Farnsworth, Ph.D. from the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Adam May, M.D. from the Division of Cardiology, Douglas Char, M.D. and Mitchell Scott, Ph.D.

Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

Transitioning to High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing

This is an excellent and thorough review of how to implement high sensitivity troponin testing written by an American College of Cardiology Expert Panel that includes some of the world's leading cardiac biomarker researchers.