Why the study?
Does serum H-FABP concentration on admission predict cardiac events better than cTnT in patients with acute coronary syndrome presenting within 6 hours?
Population
328 consecutive patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome within 6 hours after the onset of chest…
Comparison
Measurement of serum Heart-type fatty… vs Measurement of cardiac troponin T concentration…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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H-FABP may predict early cardiac events better than cTnT in ACS; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does serum H-FABP concentration on admission predict cardiac events better than cTnT in patients with acute coronary syndrome presenting within 6 hours?
Serum H-FABP measured on admission within 6 hours of ACS onset is a strong independent predictor of 6-month cardiac events, potentially offering superior prognostic value to cTnT in the early hours.
Ishii et al. (2005) studied this question.
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