title: Rapid rule out of myocardial infarction with the use of copeptin as a biomarker for cardiac injury.
abstract: Copeptin is a non-specific marker of an endogenous stress response. A dual biomarker marker approach involving the simultaneous use of troponin and copeptin assays may assist early exclusion of acute coronary syndrome in Australian emergency departments. The utility and limitations of this approach are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jayasinghe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paskaranandavadivel
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000465:Algorithms; D001315:Australia; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000097:blood*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006020:Glycopeptides; D014336:Troponin; C048197:copeptins
keywords: acute coronary syndrome; arginine vasopressin precursor; copeptin; emergency department; myocardial infarction; troponin