Has the test been placed in the context of other tests in the diagnostic workup?
Application to the paper: "Is it possible to exclude a diagnosis of myocardial damage within
six hours of admission to an emergency department?
Diagnostic cohort study"
BMJ 2001;323:372(18 August)
The context is difficult to decipher because the selection process
is uncertain.
This would be a potentially very useful test but a larger trial with
more explicit selection criteria would be needed.