Clinical evaluation of i-step qualitative heart-specific fatty acid binding protein (h-fabp) test (cardiodetect®) and quantitative cardiac troponin t, for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department

• Main Author: Ab Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/50722/1/NIK%20HISAMUDDIN%20BIN%20NIK%20AB%20RAHMAN-Eprints.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/50722/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Objective To assess the diagnostic indices of the CardioDetect assay and the quantitative cardiac troponin T test, in diagnosing AMI in the ED, according to the time of onset of chest pain. Methodology A total of eighty eligible patients presenting with ischemic type chest pain with duration o...