title: Evaluation of the cardiac STATus CK-MB/myoglobin card test to diagnose acute myocardial infarctions in the ED.
abstract: A study was undertaken to evaluate a Card Test called "Spectral Diagnostics Inc Cardiac STATus CK-MB/Myoglobin" (Toronto, Canada), which is distributed by Dade International Inc, Miami, FL, for the simultaneous qualitative determination of CK-MB and myoglobin levels in human serum. The Card Test is advertised by the manufacturer as an aid in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the emergency department (ED). Fifty-eight consecutive serum samples were obtained from 25 patients being evaluated for AMI in an ED. Qualitative CK-MB and myoglobin results from the Card Test were compared with quantitative CK-MB and myoglobin results using the ACS-180 instrument (Ciba Corning Diagnostics, Medfield, MA) and Stratus IIntellect T (Dade International Inc, Miami, FL), respectively. Qualitative results from the STATus CK-MB/Myoglobin Card Test were similar, diagnostically, to quantified results using these automated instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284-7750, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gage
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Prihoda
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D009211:Myoglobin; D003402:Creatine Kinase