Troponin T with the cobas h 232 POC system
For faster triaging of patients with suspected Acute Myo cardial Infarction (AMI)
Use POC cTnT ≥ 50 ng/L to identify patients with suspected AMI at high risk of mortality
- In the preHAP study, patients at the pre- hospital stage with suspected AMI and POC cTnT ≥ 50 ng/L:11
- Had 3 –10 × higher long-term mortality risk, irrespective of AMI11
- Required direct delivery to coronary intensive care or cath lab for medical investigation
Long-term mortality risk of patients with suspected AMI11
Fast triage of patients with suspected AMI at high risk of mortality
Triage patients faster
- ESC guidelines recommend an early invasive strategy (within 24 hours) for patients with high-risk NSTEMI.10
- POC cTnT ≥ 50 ng/L ensures quick and adequate triage of those high-risk patients in pre-hospital and emergency department settings.5,11
- In the STEMI I study, patients with POC cTnT ≥ 50 ng/L, in the pre-hospital phase or at hospital admission, and subsequent triage as STEMI-like, were associated with earlier revascularisation and shorter hospital stay,
- The troponin values have to be used in conjunction with full clinical assessment including ECG and clinical symptoms. NSTEMI: non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction POC cTnT: POC Troponin T
Available tests
The cobas h 232 POC system allows rapid and easy determination of Troponin T, NT-proBNP, D-Dimer, CK-MB and Myoglobin in different settings, like ambulances, general practitioner offices and emergency rooms.
Test |
Measuring range |
Time to result |
Clinical utility |
Troponin |
40 – 2,000 ng/L | 12 min | Early aid in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and identification of patients with an elevated mortality risk4 |
NT-proBNP |
60 – 9,000 pg/mL | 12 min | Aid in diagnosis of patients with suspected heart failure, in monitoring of patients with compensated left ventricular dysfunction and in the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes5 |
CK-MB |
1.0 – 40 ng/mL | 12 min | Aid in diagnosis of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack), assessment of the size of the infarction and detection of re-infarction1 |
D-Dimer |
0.1 – 4.0 µg/mL | 8 min | Aid in exclusion of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism2 |
Myoglobin |
30 – 700 ng/mL | 8 min | Aid in diagnosis of patients with suspected myocardial infarction, reperfusion control3 |