Journal article
Effects of contemporary troponin assay sensitivity on the utility of the early markers myoglobin and CKMB isoforms in evaluating patients with possible acute myocardial infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The 2003 American Heart Association (AHA) definition for myocardial infarction (MI) requires an "adequate set" (i.e. at least 6 h between measurements) of biomarkers and specifically troponin for the diagnosis of MI. The aim of the present study was to assess the performance of myoglobin, the CKMB isoforms, and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in specimens earlier than the requisite 6 h after presentation, in a population originally …
Authors
Kavsak PA; MacRae AR; Newman AM; Lustig V; Palomaki GE; Ko DT; Tu JV; Jaffe AS
Journal
Clinica Chimica Acta, Vol. 380, No. 1-2, pp. 213–216
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.cca.2007.01.001
ISSN
0009-8981