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DOI: 10.3310/hta17010 Health Technology Assessment 2013 Vol. 17 No. 1List <strong>of</strong> abbreviationsACSAUROCacute coronary syndromearea under receiveroperating characteristicICERIMAincrementalcost-effectiveness ratioischaemia-modified albuminBNPB-type natriuretic peptideLoDlimit <strong>of</strong> detectionCABGcoronary artery bypass graftLoSlength <strong>of</strong> stayCACcoronary artery calciumMACEmajor adverse cardiac eventCADcoronary artery diseaseMImyocardial infarctionCIconfidence intervalMMP9 matrix <strong>meta</strong>lloproteinase 9CINAHLCKCK-MBCumulative Index <strong>of</strong> Nursing <strong>and</strong>Allied Health Literaturecreatine kinasecreatine kinase MB isoenzymeMPON/ANICEmyeloperoxidasenot applicableNational Institute for Health<strong>and</strong> Clinical ExcellenceCrIcredible intervalNRnot reportedCRPCTCTCACVECGEDETTC-reactive proteincomputerised tomographycomputed tomographiccoronary angiographycoefficient <strong>of</strong> variationelectrocardiographyemergency departmentexercise tolerance testNSTEMInon-ST elevationmyocardial infarctionNT-pro-BNP N-terminal pro-B-typenatriuretic peptideORPAPPPAPP-Aodds ratiopregnancy-associatedplasma proteinpregnancy-associated plasmaprotein AEVPIexpected value <strong>of</strong>perfect informationPCIpercutaneouscoronary interventionEVPPIFNFPH-FABPHFHRHsTnTICAexpected value <strong>of</strong> partialperfect informationfalse-negativefalse-positiveheart-type fattyacid-binding proteinheart failurehazard ratiohigh-sensitivity troponin Tinvasive coronary angiographyPLRPRISMAQALYQUADASRRSDSEpositive likelihood ratioPreferred Reporting Itemsfor <strong>Systematic</strong> Reviews <strong>and</strong>Meta-Analysesquality-adjusted life-yearQuality Assessment <strong>of</strong>Diagnostic Accuracy Studiesrelative riskst<strong>and</strong>ard deviationst<strong>and</strong>ard error© Queen’s Printer <strong>and</strong> Controller <strong>of</strong> HMSO 2013. This work was produced by Goodacre et al. under the terms <strong>of</strong> a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary <strong>of</strong> Statefor Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes <strong>of</strong> private research <strong>and</strong> study <strong>and</strong> extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in pr<strong>of</strong>essional journalsprovided that suitable acknowledgement is made <strong>and</strong> the reproduction is not associated with any form <strong>of</strong> advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should beaddressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials <strong>and</strong> Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University <strong>of</strong> Southampton SciencePark, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.xi
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