Figures & data
Table 1. Handheld point of care cardiac troponin devices and specifications.
Table 2. Calculation of the history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors and troponin score.
Table 3. Cardiac troponin cut-off values within the modified history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors and troponin score.
ED: Emergency department; GP: General practitioner; HEART: History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin; hs-cTn: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin; NSTE-ACS: Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; NSTEMI: Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
![Figure 1. Flowchart of the new pathway for the management of patients suspected for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.ED: Emergency department; GP: General practitioner; HEART: History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin; hs-cTn: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin; NSTE-ACS: Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; NSTEMI: Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction.](/cms/asset/90a3a068-fee2-4933-9714-095f4c001a7e/ifca_a_12326163_f0001.jpg)