Why the study?
Does an immunoassay of serum smooth muscle myosin heavy chain accurately diagnose aortic dissection and differentiate it from acute myocardial infarction?
Population
27 patients with aortic dissection admitted within the first 24 hours after onset, and 65 patients with…
Comparison
Immunoassay of monoclonal antibodies to serum… vs Patients with acute myocardial infarction used…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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May aid early aortic dissection diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does an immunoassay of serum smooth muscle myosin heavy chain accurately diagnose aortic dissection and differentiate it from acute myocardial infarction?
An immunoassay for serum smooth muscle myosin heavy chain provides a highly sensitive and specific rapid biochemical diagnostic test for acute aortic dissection, effectively differentiating it from myocardial infarction.
Suzuki et al. (1996) studied this question.
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