High sensitivity troponins are taking over the nation are you ready? Dr. Bryn Mumma is ready and in this heartbeat she shares what we need to know to be ready! 

Are you using high sensitivity troponins? How is it going?

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Host: Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest: Dr. Bryn Mumma (bemumma@ucdavis.edu [bemumma@ucdavis.edu], Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Resources: 

Twerenbold, R, Boeddinghaus J. Clinical Use of High-Sensitivity Cardia Troponin in with Suspected Myocardial Infarction.  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. VOL. 70, NO. 8, 2017  (http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/70/8/996.full.pdf)

Email Dr. Bryn Mumma to get our protocol (bemumma@ucdavis.edu)

Boeddinghaus J, Twerenbold R, et al. Clinical Use of a New High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay in Patients with Suspected Myocardial Infarction.  Clin Chem. 2019 Sep 30.  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31570633)

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Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.