Grand Rounds, March 5, 2026

March 2, 2026

Presentation Title: Era of Low-Specificity Troponins: Injury versus Infarction?

Speaker: Nils Johnson, MD, MS – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Date: Thursday, Marchy 5, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online

Series Objectives:

  • Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
  • Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
  • Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Estimate the proportion of false positive activations for alleged ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
  • Organize a workflow for approaching cardiac troponin testing in the context of clinical presentation and ancillary testing.
  • List knowledge gaps on redefining myocardial infarction given the emergence of modern cardiac troponin assays.

Credit Designation:

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Event Disclosures:

Speakers:
Nils Johnson, MD, MS has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:

  • Powerful Medical – Consulting – Relationship Ended

Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.

Planners and other Administrative Support:
Tanvi Gupta, MD, Aastha V Bharwad, MD, Philip Orlander, MD, Mark A Farnie, MD, Robby Wesley, DO, FACP, Andrew Sullivan, MD, Gabriel Aisenberg, MD, Jeffrey Chen, MD, Carley Allen, MD, Sanjana M Rao, MD, and Karla Abela, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPN have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.

Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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