Clinical Significance
Following myocadial necrosis associated with myocardial infarction (MI), myoglobin is one of the first markers to rise above normal levels, increasing measurably above baseline within 2-4 hours post-infarct, peaking at 9-12 hours, and returning to baseline within 24-36 hours.1,2 In the absence of skeletal muscle trauma or other factors associated with a non-cardiac related increase in circulating myoglobin, myoglobin levels have been used as an early marker for MI.3,4 A number of reports suggest the measurement of myoglobin as a diagnostic aid in “ruling-out” myocardial infarction with negative predictive values of up to 100% reported at certain time periods after onset of symptoms.
Delivering What Matters
- One sample, one run, one instrument; increases efficiency in triaging chest pain patients
- Rapid turnaround time - in as little as 14 min. (with on-board centrifugation)
- Laboratory quality performance and quantitative results from whole blood in the near-patient care setting
- Single and ready to use TestPaks™ Cartridges
- No reconstitution
- No warming to room temperature
- Reduction in reagent waste
- Reduction in contamination
- Heparinized whole blood samples
- Electronic QC (System Check) satisfies daily routine QC requirements permitting liquid QC flexibility
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