Topics include:

• Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

• Natriuretic Peptides
  • Natriuretic peptide forms and measurement
  • Heart stress
  • Heart failure at home

• Implementation of Accelerated Diagnostic Protocols
  • Challenges for implementation
  • The view from the Emergency Department

• Point of Care Testing
  • In the Emergency Department
  • Pre-hospital testing
  • GP troponin measurement
  • Challenges for pre-hospital implementation

• Novel Markers for Risk Prediction
  • Troponin fragments & complexes
  • Troponin ratios
  • Proteomics