Table 2.
Combinations of assessments of ECG findings, symptoms and TnT for cases with any suspicion of ACS
| |
Assessments |
Isolated assessments |
Combinations of assessments |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ischemic ECG (ST elev or ST depr or T inv) | Symptoms typical of ACS (AMI or UA) | TnT+ | Only ischemic ECG | Only symptoms typical of ACS | Only TnT+ | Ischemic ECG + symptoms typical of ACS | Ischemic ECG + TnT+ | Symptoms typical of ACS + TnT+ | All 3 | |
|
All patients, % |
10.1 |
28.5 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
16.9 |
0.0 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
| Obvious ACS, n = 21 |
100 |
90.5 |
38.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
90.5 |
38.1 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
| Strong suspicion, n = 250 |
26.8 |
93.2 |
21.6 |
0.0 |
51.6 |
0.0 |
22.4 |
7.6 |
20.4 |
6.8 |
| Vague suspicion, n = 439 | 4.6 | 16.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
All figures percent. All three pathological = [ST elevation or ST depression or T inversion] and [typical symptoms of AMI or UA] and [positive TnT].