title: Identification of myocardial injury in the emergency setting.
abstract: Within the past decade, the use of biomarkers to detect myocardial injury in the emergency department (ED) has been given increasing prominence as evident by the numerous studies and guidelines documenting their use. This review details the scope of the clinical problem, the history of changes in the definition of myocardial infarction (MI) and the new approaches, as well as suggestions for using laboratory biomarkers in the early detection of MI in the ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. kavsakp@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kavsak
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worster
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oremus
authors.forename: Adell
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elsharif
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Devereaux
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: MacRae
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic