Title: The applied value of cardia troponin I in acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris
Abstract:Objective To investigate the applied value of cardia troponin Ⅰ(CTnⅠ) in the clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction(AMI) and unstable angina pectoris(UAP).Methods The serum CTnⅠ,creatine ki...Objective To investigate the applied value of cardia troponin Ⅰ(CTnⅠ) in the clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction(AMI) and unstable angina pectoris(UAP).Methods The serum CTnⅠ,creatine kinase(CK) and creatine kinase MB(CK MB) levels were simultaneously measured in 31 patients with AMI and 40 patients with UAP.Results The sensitivity of CTnⅠ for diagnosis of AMI was 96.7%,which was significantly higher than that of CK and CK MB(80% and 80%,P0.01).Moreover,the specificity of CTnⅠ was 94.4%,which was remarkably higher than CT and CK MB(77.7% and 77.7%,P0.01).Conclusion Cardia troponin Ⅰ,which served as a useful cardiac damage marker,has high sensitivity and specificity for AMI and can aid in the early diagnosis of AMI.Moreover,it has significantly clinical value in the differentiation of AMI and UAP.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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