Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 vs. Troponin T
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 vs. Troponin T
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基质金属蛋白酶 9 与肌钙蛋白 T
DOI:
10.1253/circj.cj-11-1139
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发表时间:
2011
期刊:
影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
W. Kong
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
W. Kong
arly detection of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is extremely important for patients because of the prognostic benefit following timely intervention.1 It’s particularly challenging for the emergency physician when the ECG is inconclusive, so specific, sensitive and cost-effective biomarkers have appeared as a promising supplemental diagnostic tool for ACS in the past 2 decades.2 Measurement of cardiac troponin, natriuretic peptides, creatine kinase-myocardial bound, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels has been fully incorporated into clinical care for many years.3–5 Of them, cardiac troponin (cTn) is considered to be the “gold standard” biomarker because of its myocardial tissue specificity and sensitivity, as well as its established usefulness for therapeutic decision-making.6 However, even current generation troponin assays have certain limitations.7 Firstly, cTn is released into the circulation when damage to the myocyte has occurred. Therefore, it is specific for cardiac injury, but myocardial ischemia is not specific for ACS. Patients with pulmonary embolism, hypertensive emergency or sepsis can have an increased level of plasma troponin. Over-reliance on troponin may mislead the further diagnosis and treatment. Secondly, the maximal sensitivity of the standard troponin assay is not achieved until 6 or more hours after the initiation of myocardial necrosis, which indicates its insufficient sensitivity for early detection of ACS. Recently, newer generations of highly-sensitive troponin assays are being developed to overcome that limitation.7 However, the newer assays demonstrate low-level cTn positively in apparently healthy people or in patients who do not have a final diagnosis of ACS. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of developing a complimentary biomarker specifically targeting early-stage ACS.
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Inokubo, Y;Hanada, H;Okumura, K
通讯作者:
Okumura, K