Establishing the 99th percentile for high sensitivity cardiac troponin I in healthy blood donors from Southern Italy

摘要

IntroductionThe knowledge of high sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hsTnI) distribution in a reference population is mandatory for its introduction in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to define the Upper Reference Limit (URL) of hsTnI measured by Single Molecule Counting technology (SMC) in an accurately selected reference population.