Why the study?
Does serum myoglobin measurement improve the early detection of acute myocardial infarction in patients with suspected MI?
Population
82 consecutive patients with suspected myocardial infarction admitted to the coronary care unit
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Myoglobin assay may aid early MI diagnosis with ECG; leaves open prospective validation before routine use.
Does serum myoglobin measurement improve the early detection of acute myocardial infarction in patients with suspected MI?
Serum myoglobin provides additional diagnostic information beyond ST elevation for the early detection of acute myocardial infarction.
Ohman et al. (1990) studied this question.
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