Point of care testing for high-sensitive troponin measurement: experience from a tertiary care hospital clinical laboratory.
(2024) Advances in laboratory medicine — Vol. 5, n° 4, p. 455-458 (2024)
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- TO THE EDITOR, We are writing to share our insights and experiences with the evaluation of the Atellica VTLi® (Siemens Healthineers) Point of Care Testing (POCT) system for high-sensitive troponin I (HsTnI) measurement at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (CUSL) in Brussels, Belgium. This system enables rapid HsTnI testing, delivering results within 8 min, which can significantly enhance clinical decision-making, particularly in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) scenarios where timely diagnosis and intervention are critical. In combination to clinical history, symptoms, vital signs and other physical findings, troponin measurement is a key element for the diagnosis of ACS. [...]
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El Amrani, S., Tossens, B., Van Belle, L., Gonda, J., Midoun, S., Beauloye, C., & Gruson, D. (2024). Point of care testing for high-sensitive troponin measurement: experience from a tertiary care hospital clinical laboratory. Advances in laboratory medicine, 5(4), 455-458. https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2024-0058 (Original work published 2024)