More evidence for high-sensitivity troponin assays

Heartbeat: Bicuspid aortic valve heritability and association with aortopathy

“…In the accompanying editorial, Neumann and Westermann4 discuss the challenges in interpreting troponin levels given the number of commercial assays available, each with different limits of variation and normal ranges. However, as the current study shows, strategies based on low cut-off concentrations will miss fewer patients at risk of adverse outcomes, compared with the traditional approach using blood levels over the 99th percentile.…”