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Monday, September 5, 2016

Electrical Immunosensor Detects Acute Myocardial Infarction

Heart disease and especially acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are the leading causes of death for both men and women and therefore, a fast and reliable diagnosis of heart attack or cardiac episode are urgently needed.

The most commonly used biomarkers are creatine kinase-MB, myoglobin, cardiac troponin T, and cardiac troponin I (cTnI), which is a subunit of the troponin complex found in cardiac muscle and is a highly specific and sensitive biomarker for the clinical diagnosis of AMI.


The core material used for the new immunosensor that detects proteins in the blood stream following
a heart attack, providing results in just one minute (Photo courtesy of Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology).
Source: labmedica

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