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Myoglobin in ACS

27/04/2016 by Bob Dunn

The Other cardiac biomarkers page has been updated with additional information about the role of myoglobin in excluding ACS in low risk patients.

Meek, R, Braitberg, G, Cullen, L, et al. Outcome at 30 days for low-risk chest pain patients assessed using an accelerated diagnostic pathway in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas 2016.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology
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