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cardiac marker |
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Cardiac marker A substance in the blood whose level rises following a myocardial infarction. Mentioned in: Myoglobin Test, Troponins Test cardiac marker Cardiology An analyte measured in serum that reflects myocardial damage or acute cardiovascular disease–eg, acute MI Examples CK-MB, myoglobin, myosin light chains, troponin. See Cardiac enzymes, CK-MB, Troponin I. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Therefore, good initial clinical evaluation in addition to simple tests such as serum cardiac markers and electrocardiography are valuable in risk stratification of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and cardiac chest pain. We therefore undertook serial testing of multiple cardiac markers used to diagnose early- and late-stage myocardial injury in the same group of middle-aged runners before and sequentially after five Boston Marathons over 4 years. Notable high-growth segments analyzed in the study include POC cardiac markers, hospital POC glucose testing, coagulation self-testing, and home cholesterol and drugs-of-abuse testing. |
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