Key result
Plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor was elevated at 5 and 15 minutes after stress in patients with a positive stress test compared with those with a negative test.
Why the study?
Does acute myocardial ischemia induced by cardiac stress testing increase plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels?
Observational (n=84)
Does acute myocardial ischemia induced by cardiac stress testing increase plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels?
Plasma MIF is elevated early in response to acute myocardial ischemia, suggesting its potential utility as an early biomarker when traditional markers like troponin are not yet altered.
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Post-stress MIF elevation was associated with positive tests; hypothesis-generating for ischemia marker, should not yet change practice.
Fan et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Myocardial ischemia (n=84). Positive cardiac stress test (myocardial ischemia) vs. Negative cardiac stress test was evaluated on Plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels. Plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor was elevated at 5 and 15 minutes after stress in patients with a positive stress test compared with those with a negative test.
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