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  • 标题:Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein and cardiac troponin: development of an optimal rule-out strategy for acute myocardial infarction
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  • 作者:Joanna M. Young ; John W. Pickering ; Peter M. George
  • 期刊名称:BMC Emergency Medicine
  • 印刷版ISSN:1471-227X
  • 电子版ISSN:1471-227X
  • 出版年度:2016
  • 卷号:16
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:34
  • DOI:10.1186/s12873-016-0089-y
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:BioMed Central
  • 摘要:Background Improved ability to rapidly rule-out Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in patients presenting with chest pain will promote decongestion of the Emergency Department (ED) and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. We assessed a new commercial Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein (H-FABP) assay for additional diagnostic value when combined with cardiac troponin (using a high sensitivity assay). Methods H-FABP and high-sensitivity troponins I (hs-cTnI) and T (hs-cTnT) were measured in samples taken on-presentation from patients, attending the ED, with symptoms triggering investigation for possible acute coronary syndrome. The optimal combination of H-FABP with each hs-cTn was defined as that which maximized the proportion of patients with a negative test (low-risk) whilst maintaining at least 99 % sensitivity for AMI. A negative test comprised both H-FABP and hs-cTn below the chosen threshold in the absence of ischemic changes on the ECG. Results One thousand seventy-nine patients were recruited including 248 with AMI. H-FABP < 4.3 ng/mL plus hs-cTnI < 10.0 ng/L together with a negative ECG maintained >99 % sensitivity for AMI whilst classifying 40.9 % of patients as low-risk. The combination of H-FABP < 3.9 ng/mL and hs-cTnT < 7.6 ng/L with a negative ECG maintained the same sensitivity whilst classifying 32.1 % of patients as low risk. Conclusions In patients requiring rule-out of AMI, the addition of H-FABP to hs-cTn at presentation (in the absence of new ischaemic ECG findings) may accelerate clinical diagnostic decision making by identifying up to 40 % of such patients as low-risk for AMI on the basis of blood tests performed on presentation. If implemented this has the potential to significantly accelerate triaging of patients for early discharge from the ED.
  • 关键词:Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein ; Rule-out strategy ; Acute myocardial infarction ; High-sensitivity troponin ; Accelerated diagnostic pathway ; Multi-marker strategy
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