February 19, 2026 – QuidelOrtho Company launched episode 56 of its Science Bytes podcast, with Dr. Lindy Carlstrom, International Medical Affairs Supervisor for Acute Care. On this episode, Carlstrom and host Josh Casey talk about how high-sensitivity troponin (hs-troponin) is reworking early cardiac analysis and bettering emergency room effectivity.
Key insights
- Sooner solutions when time issues: hs troponin detects coronary heart harm sooner than conventional checks, permitting sooner analysis and lowering time spent within the emergency division
- Precision that medical doctors can depend on: Because of its shut reproducibility at low troponin ranges, hs-troponin helps physicians distinguish actual myocardial harm from analytical noise
- Safer, accelerated routes: Shortened serial testing intervals (0/1 or 0/2 hour protocols) help fast exclusion of coronary heart assaults and speed up affected person circulate
- Extra equitable care: Gender-specific cut-offs and better accuracy guarantee extra constant analysis throughout various affected person teams
- Broader potential forward: Rising analysis explores novel functions in cardio-oncology, perioperative care, and long-term threat prediction
Episode 56 highlights how combining precision diagnostics with scientific context helps sooner, extra assured selections and finally higher outcomes for sufferers with suspected cardiac occasions.
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