Diagnostic Impact of Hs-CRP and IL-6 for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients Admitted to the ED with Chest Pain: Added Value to the HEART Score?

Objective: To investigate whether hs-CRP and IL-6 provide additional diagnostic value beyond that achieved by the HEART score in patients with chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) admitted to the emergency department (ED).

Methods: This was a post hoc analysis using data from the RACING-MI study. Baseline data, including hs-CRP and IL-6 levels, were analyzed using the plasma from the biobank.

Unusual locations of osteoarticular tuberculosis in children: a report of 12 cases.

Introduction: Unusual locations of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OA-TB) raise diagnostic issues due to their untypical and non-suggestive clinical and radiological presentation.

Objectives: The present retrospective study analyzed the various clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective series included 12 children (mean age, 7 years 4 months; sex-ratio, 0.