Biomarkers in Patients Hospitalized With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (BIOMAC)

St. Olavs Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myocardial Infarction, Acute

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04167904

2018/648

Details and patient eligibility

About

The concentration of troponins in plasma is used for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction. Different types of heart-specific troponins can be measured and with different analytical methods. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic characteristics of a new analytical method for measuring troponin I in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction.

Enrollment: 4,446 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• hospitalized at St. Olavs hospital
• blood sampled for troponin analysis due to suspicion of acute myocardial infarction without ST-elevations on ECG less than 4 hours after admitted to the hospital

Exclusion criteria

• residency outside Norway
• does not understand Norwegian