Troponin Assays the 411

Speaker:
Kristina Blankinship, MSN, FNP – Clinical Measurement , American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC

Michael C. Kontos, MD, FACC – Professor, Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Radiology and Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA


Description:
Join us as we delve into the complexities of traditional troponin assays and emerging high sensitivity troponin assays.  No matter your comfort level with troponin testing, results or coding you will surely learn something in this informative session!

• Examine the role of Troponin testing in diagnosing patients with chest pain.
• Determine one advantage of implementing high sensitivity troponin assays.