Table 5: Diagnostic performance of high-sensitivity troponin I versus conventional troponin T assay at presentation
StudyHigh-sensitivity troponin I assayConventional troponin T assay
Cut-off point and assaySensitivitySpecificityNPV, %PPV, %Cut-off point and assaySensitivitySpecificityNPV, %PPV, %
Reichlin et al. 2009 (9)40 ng/L
ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay System (Siemens)
0.890.9298680.035 ng/mL
4th generation (Roche)
0.720.979485
Bhardwaj et al. 2011 (23)6.28 ng/L
Erenna Immunoassay System (Singulex)
0.570.8689500.03 ng/mL
Elecsys 2010 or E170 platforms (Roche Diagnostics)
0.220.978465
Keller et al. 2009 (24)40 ng/L
Troponin I Ultra (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics)
0.910.9096.476.70.03 ng/mL (Roche)0.640.9788.388.8

Note: NPV = negative predictive value, PPV = positive predictive value.