Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein detects more patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction compared to troponin-T

Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein detects more patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction compared to troponin-T

Objective: To assess the value of using heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) as a marker of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS) in comparison with troponin-T (cTnT). Methods: 122 consecutive patients presented with ischemic-...

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Main Authors: Ahmed El Missiri, Nireen Okasha, Tarek Badr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Cardiac biomarker
Acute coronary syndrome
Chest pain
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815000952

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