Decision limits and the reporting of cardiac troponin: Meeting the needs of both the cardiologist and the ED physicianFootnote

Referees: Dr. Allan S. Jaffe, Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Dr. Paul O. Collinson, Departments of Cardiology and Clinical Blood Sciences, St. George’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK.

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