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(Clinical Chemistry. 1998;44:1925-1930.)
© 1998 American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc.

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Analytical performance and clinical application of a new rapid bedside assay for the detection of serum cardiac troponin I

Christopher Heeschena, Britta U. Goldmann, Robert. H. Moeller, and Christian W. Hamm

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
a Author for correspondence. Fax 49-40 4717 3986; e-mail heeschen{at}uke.uni-hamburg.de.

Detection of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in patients suspected of having an acute coronary syndrome is highly predictive for an adverse outcome. We evaluated a bedside test for cTnI that uses a polyclonal capture antibody and two monoclonal indicator antibodies. Clinical studies were performed in patients with acute coronary syndrome and patients with chest pain but no evidence of acute myocardial injury. The whole-blood, 15-minute assay had a concordance of 98.9% with an ELISA for cTnI and a detection limit of 0.14 µg/L, and the device tolerated temperatures between 4 °C and 37 °C. Diagnostic sensitivity for myocardial infarction at arrival (3.5 ± 2.7 h after onset of symptoms) was 60% [creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB) mass, 48%; CK activity, 36%; P < 0.01], and 4 h later, diagnostic sensitivity was 98% (CK-MB mass, 91%; CK activity, 61%; P < 0.01). In 38% of the patients with unstable angina, at least one positive cTnI test was found (CK-MB mass, 4%; CK activity, 2%). No false-positive test results were found in renal failure or injury of skeletal muscle. We conclude that the diagnostic efficacy of the cTnI rapid test was comparable with the cTnI ELISA and superior to CK-MB determination. Therefore, this device could facilitate decision-making in patients with chest pain at the point of care.




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