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cardiac marker
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Cardiac marker
A substance in the blood whose level rises following a myocardial infarction.

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.


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