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A 58-year-old with 2 hours of pressure-like chest pain has normal ECG and is hemodynamically stable. The ED uses high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn). What is the most appropriate initial diagnostic approach to safely rule out myocardial infarction?

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