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[Heart fatty-acid binding protein (h-FABP): a new cardiac marker]
A Servonnet1, H Delacour, C Dehan
1Laboratoire de biochimie, pharmacologie, toxicologie cliniques, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Robert Picqué, Villenave d'Ornon. a_servonnet@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
Heart Fatty-Acid Binding Protein (h-FABP) is a small cytosolic protein that is abundant in the heart and found at lower concentrations in muscle or in the brain. h-FABP is released into the circulation shortly after the onset of ischemia. Several studies indicate its usefulness in cardiology: exclusion of acute myocardial infarction, detection of reperfusion, prognostic value... A rapid immuno-chromatographic assay (Cardiodetect) was recently commercialized in France with a result obtainable within 15 minutes. We review the strengths and weakness of h-FABP for detecting myocardial injury.
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