Comparison of the diagnostic performance of two rapid bedside biochemical assays in the early detection of acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

In patients admitted to the coronary care unit on the basis of case history and clinical examination, CARDIAC STATus assay is more effective than TropT in the early diagnosis of infarction, providing a valuable aid to cardiologists for confirming a suspected infarction rapidly, thus allowing, if indicated, recourse to revascularization therapy in clinically uncertain cases.