Heart-type, fatty-acid binding protein can be a diagnostic marker in acute coronary syndromes

Cavus U., Coskun F., Yavuz B., Ciftci O., Sahiner L., Aksoy H., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.98, no.7, pp.1067-1070, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1067-1070
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Chest pain is one of the most common complaints among patients admitted to emergency departments. Cardiac troponins, CK-MB and myoglobin, which are used routinely in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), are not elevated in the initial hours of ACS-precluding their usefulness in the early diagnosis. The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of H-FABP compared to myoglobin and CK-MB in the early diagnosis of ACS.