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The STic Expert HIT kit is commonly employed, but its diagnostic accuracy in unselected, real\u2010world populations requires robust evaluation against an appropriate reference standard. This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the STic Expert HIT kit using the heparin\u2010induced platelet aggregation test (PAT) as the comparator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional diagnostic accuracy study was conducted from January 2023 to April 2025. A consecutive series of 320 patients with suspected HIT underwent parallel testing with the STic Expert HIT kit (index test) and PAT (comparator). The 4T score was calculated prospectively for all patients. Borderline visual results on the STic kit were classified according to epidemiological recommendations: as false negative if PAT\u2010positive and false positive if PAT\u2010negative. Diagnostic accuracy measures\u2014sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios\u2014were calculated with 95% confidence intervals. The study is reported in accordance with the STARD 2015 checklist.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 320 consecutive patients (median age 45.6\u2009years; range 0.19\u201389), the prevalence of PAT\u2010confirmed HIT was 16.3% (52\/320). Following the STARD guidelines, the STic Expert HIT kit demonstrated a sensitivity of 57.5% (95% CI: 42.2\u201371.6) and specificity of 92.5% (95% CI: 88.8\u201395.1). The positive predictive value was 58.8% (95% CI: 46.2\u201370.4) and negative predictive value was 92.1% (95% CI: 89.6\u201394.1). The positive likelihood ratio was 7.67 (95% CI: 5.10\u201311.52) and negative likelihood ratio was 0.46 (95% CI: 0.32\u20130.66). The area under the ROC curve was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.67\u20130.83). Borderline results constituted 6.6% (21\/320) of tests; of these, 33.3% (7\/21) were true positives and 66.7% (14\/21) were false positives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this large, real\u2010world diagnostic accuracy study, the STic Expert HIT kit demonstrated limited sensitivity for HIT diagnosis. The test is not suitable for ruling out HIT due to its suboptimal sensitivity. Borderline results are common and require integration with pre\u2010test probability. 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