Currently, patients with suspect chest pain and a clear ECG can have a different heart-attack blood test, called troponin, when they arrive at A&E. But it needs to be repeated three hours later to ...

A bracelet-like device that measures levels of troponin-I in the blood could provide a more efficient way of detecting a heart attack, according to US researchers. The wearable developed by RCE ...

Switching from a conventional to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay was linked to lower mortality at 30 days and 1 ...

The current lower limit for detection of plasma troponin T in most commercially available tests is approximately ... incidence of cardiovascular deaths, heart failure, and cardiovascular deaths ...

In addition to the medical conditions listed above, CK is sometimes used to diagnose heart attacks. A troponin test, which measures blood levels of troponin proteins, is generally considered a ...

The ability to diagnose MI was better with troponin I, but T better predicted mortality. Both tests have strengths, ...

New data from US centers suggest some overtesting in patients without chest pain, and undertesting in those who do.

there are current blood tests available for C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker that may indicate future risk ...

Inflammatix has secured the FDA’s blessing for its in vitro diagnostic system, aimed at rapidly profiling the body’s response ...