Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction Using Absolute and Relative Changes in Cardiac Troponin Concentrations

Absolute changes seem to be the preferred metrics for both hs-cTnT and hs-cTnI in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The combination of absolute and relative changes provides a small added value for hs-cTnT, but not for hs-cTnI.