Troponin: more than a marker of infarction?
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Acute Coronary Syndromes
JC: Cardiac arrest centres and bypass. St.Emlyn’s
The concept of cardiac arrest centres is not entirely new and is something we’ve been talking about in Virchester for some time. Indeed, there are several articles in the literature …
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One high sensitivity troponin test to rule out acute myocardial infarction
This month I was honoured that a study I wrote with some terrific colleagues from Europe, Australia and the USÂ has been published as the ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Academic Emergency Medicine. …
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Life and Learning from Rob Rogers on the other side of that ECG. St.Emlyn’s
Last week I was wandering through Amsterdam when I came across a tweet which stopped me in my tracks. A real game changer, a shock, a wake up call and …
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Cardiology Case 05: Detective work
It’s been a while since we shared a cardiology case but here’s a cracker for you. As usual, see our Caveats and Cautions. While these cases are based on our …
Getting your chest pain evaluation right: #UMECS16
Last week, while Iain was giving a keynote lecture in Austria, I was also heading for distant shores to speak about chest pain evaluation at a special conference set up …
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JC: High sensitivity Troponin I on presentation. Is it enough to rule out ACS? St.Emlyn’s
As you surely know we love thinking about Troponin at St.Emlyn’s. We have our own world expert in Rick Body and there is loads of stuff here on the site …
JC: Are typical chest pain symptoms predictive of outcome? St.Emlyn’s
We love a bit of meta-cognition here at St.Emlyn’s. As time passes and we all become a little longer in the tooth it becomes increasingly apparent that it’s not just …
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