Why the study?
Does the rapid H-FABP test improve early diagnostic sensitivity for AMI compared to the rapid troponin T test in patients with suspicious AMI?
Population
129 consecutive patients with suspicious acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Comparison
Whole blood rapid panel test for heart-type… vs Rapid troponin T test
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May aid early AMI rule-out with higher sensitivity within 3 hours; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does the rapid H-FABP test improve early diagnostic sensitivity for AMI compared to the rapid troponin T test in patients with suspicious AMI?
The rapid H-FABP test provides superior sensitivity but lower specificity compared to rapid troponin T for excluding AMI within 3 hours of symptom onset.
Seino et al. (2004) studied this question.
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