Tests for biomarker may help determine diagnosis of heart attack within hours

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

For patients admitted to an emergency department with chest pain, use of a contemporary or highly sensitive test for levels of troponin I may help rule-out a diagnosis of heart attack, while changes in the measured levels of this biomarker at three hours after admission may be useful to confirm a diagnosis of heart attack, according to a new study.

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