How to respond to the incoming new era of the new generation, high sensitive cardiac troponin test

VernacularTitle:如何面对新一代高敏感肌钙蛋白检测时代的到来
Author: Zhenlu ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Troponin; Indicators and reagents; Sensitivity and specificity
From: Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2012;(12):1081-1086
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The new generation test of high sensitivity cardiac troponin has been used by European clinicians nearly for four years.In 2011,it was recommended by the latest ESC clinical guidelines for rapid exclusion of NSTE-ACS.In China,high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test has been oppreciated in many hospitals for three years actually,but it's not utilized well due to the poor communication between clinical laboratory and clinicians.Clinicians have various opinions about this new test,Some doctors are interested in this new test,while some doctors do not know much about it.Consensus has been reached on the importance of cardiac troponin for the diagnosis and treatment for ACS.The new generation test solves many problems of the previous generations,such as low sensitivity,accuracy and delayed diagnosis.Therefore it could give doctors more help.In order to utilize this useful test well,the clinical laboratory should study it well first and then introduce it to clinicians.