text_1: New Blood Test May Rule Out Heart Attacks More Quickly
text_2: It simply isn’t good enough to report on a new test being “more predictive” or “more sensitive” without giving actual data. How much more predictive? How much more sensitive? Why should readers care? Diagnosing a heart attack in the emergency room is as much of an art form as it is a science. Only a minority of people suspected of having one are actually diagnosed using a combined approach of a medical history, an electrocardiogram, a physical examination and finally laboratory tests. As our understanding of various blood markers improves, our tests have become more specific and the ability to correctly diagnose patients in a shorter period of time has improved. The use of a more specific maker of heart muscle injury and heart attack is important. As independent physicians quoted in the story explain, a more sensitive test could save a lot of money, could help with many emergency decisions and treatment,  and may result in improved outcomes. Because of significant gaps in important details, this story misrepresents what the authors of the study concluded.