Diagnostic accuracy of a bedside qualitative immunochromatographic test for acute myocardial infarction.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of a bedside immunochromatographic test (CardioDetect) that identifies human heart-type fatty acid-binding protein in whole blood.


METHODS
Sixty-four patients with chest pain had CardioDetect test performed together with serial determination of serum troponin I (TnI) and creatine kinase (CK). CardioDetect results were interpreted twice, 24 hours apart, by 3 independent observers who were blinded to patients' clinical and laboratory data. Acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed by a physician blinded to the results of the CardioDetect test. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, diagnostic accuracy, and receiver operating characteristic curves were determined for all tests at 4 predefined times. Intraobserver and interobserver reliabilities were determined.


RESULTS
At less than 4 hours after chest pain, CardioDetect had a sensitivity and specificity of 62.5% and 100% compared with 50% and 80% for TnI and 37.5% and 80% for CK, respectively. At more than 4 hours but 12 hours or less in duration, the sensitivity of CardioDetect and TnI was 100%, whereas that of CK was 85.7%. Intraobserver agreement and interobserver reliability were high for CardioDetect (kappa >0.80 [P < .0001] and intraclass correlation coefficient, >0.90, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
CardioDetect was a reliable point-of-care test for the early diagnosis (<12 hours) of acute myocardial infarction in the ED.
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. jalhashemi@kau.edu.sa
Jamal A
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Alhashemi
D000328:Adult; D000074026:Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
C493408:FABP3 protein, human; D000074026:Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins