| Autor: |
HAMZA, Mohamed, DEMERDASH, Salah, IBRAHIM, Mostafa |
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Acta Cardiologica; 2016, Vol. 71 Issue 5, p537-541, 5p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph |
| Abstrakt: |
Background Heart-type fatty acid binding protein has been proposed as an early biomarker of myocardial infarction. However, the usefulness of this test is still debatable. Aims We compared H-FABP with troponin and CK-MB in the early detection of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with chest pain with regard to sensitivity, specificity and time of detection. Methods Blood samples for H-FABP, troponin and CK-MB were obtained from 200 patients presenting with chest pain within the first 6 hours from its onset with suspicious acute coronary syndromes. Serial measurement of troponin and CK-MB were performed. Sensitivity and specificity of the cardiac markers were calculated. Results Our study showed better sensitivity of H-FABP than CK-MB and troponin (92.65% vs 54.41% and 61.76%), respectively. It showed also a specificity of 75.00%, 87.50% and 93.75% for FABP, CK-MB and troponin, respectively. Conclusion Qualitative H-FABP test showed a higher sensitivity than CK-MB and cTnI in the early detection of myocardial infarction. However, the combination with troponin is necessary to confirm the diagnosis or exclusion of acute myocardial infarction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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