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Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by a newly developed rapid immunoturbidimetric assay for myoglobin. 1992

J Mair, and E Artner-Dworzak, and P Lechleitner, and B Morass, and J Smidt, and I Wagner, and F Dienstl, and B Puschendorf
Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a rapid immunoturbidimetric assay for myoglobin and to investigate its clinical usefulness in the early detection of acute myocardial infarction. METHODS Prospective study. Immunoturbidimetrically determined myoglobin concentrations were compared with radioimmunoassay results obtained with the same blood samples. The diagnostic performance of myoglobin determination was compared with creatine kinase and creatine kinase MB activity (current standard of routine diagnosis). METHODS Part 1: coronary care unit. Part 2: emergency room in a university hospital. METHODS Part 1:30 patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted not later than four hours (median two hours) after the onset of symptoms. Part 2: 126 patients admitted to the emergency room with chest pain not caused by trauma (51 cases of acute myocardial infarction, 51 cases of angina pectoris, and 24 cases of chest pain not related to coronary artery disease). METHODS Part 1: routine treatment including intravenous thrombolytic treatment (28 patients). Part 2: routine emergency treatment without thrombolytic treatment. METHODS The analytical quality of the immunoturbidimetric myoglobin assay and a comparison between the myoglobin assay and creatine kinase and creatine kinase MB for diagnostic sensitivity and performance. RESULTS The immunoturbidimetric myoglobin assay was fast and convenient and gave myoglobin determinations of high analytical quality. The concentration of myoglobin increased, peaked, and returned to the reference range significantly earlier than creatine kinase (p < or = 0.0001) and creatine kinase MB (p < or = 0.0002). Before thrombolytic therapy was started the diagnostic sensitivity of myoglobin was significantly higher than that of creatine kinase MB activity 0-6 h after the onset of chest pain and significantly higher (0.82 v 0.29) than creatine kinase 2-4 h after the onset of chest pain. In almost all patients (92%) plasma myoglobin concentrations were increased 4-6 h after the onset of chest pain. CONCLUSIONS Myoglobin was more sensitive in detecting early myocardial infarction than creatine kinase and creatine kinase MB activity. Immunoturbidimetric myoglobin measurements could be useful in the early evaluation of patients with suspected myocardial infarction because this assay takes less than two minutes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007527 Isoenzymes Structurally related forms of an enzyme. Each isoenzyme has the same mechanism and classification, but differs in its chemical, physical, or immunological characteristics. Alloenzyme,Allozyme,Isoenzyme,Isozyme,Isozymes,Alloenzymes,Allozymes
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D009211 Myoglobin A conjugated protein which is the oxygen-transporting pigment of muscle. It is made up of one globin polypeptide chain and one heme group.
D009391 Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam. Turbidimetry,Nephelometry,Turbidimetry and Nephelometry
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011863 Radioimmunoassay Classic quantitative assay for detection of antigen-antibody reactions using a radioactively labeled substance (radioligand) either directly or indirectly to measure the binding of the unlabeled substance to a specific antibody or other receptor system. Non-immunogenic substances (e.g., haptens) can be measured if coupled to larger carrier proteins (e.g., bovine gamma-globulin or human serum albumin) capable of inducing antibody formation. Radioimmunoassays
D003402 Creatine Kinase A transferase that catalyzes formation of PHOSPHOCREATINE from ATP + CREATINE. The reaction stores ATP energy as phosphocreatine. Three cytoplasmic ISOENZYMES have been identified in human tissues: the MM type from SKELETAL MUSCLE, the MB type from myocardial tissue and the BB type from nervous tissue as well as a mitochondrial isoenzyme. Macro-creatine kinase refers to creatine kinase complexed with other serum proteins. Creatine Phosphokinase,ADP Phosphocreatine Phosphotransferase,ATP Creatine Phosphotransferase,Macro-Creatine Kinase,Creatine Phosphotransferase, ATP,Kinase, Creatine,Macro Creatine Kinase,Phosphocreatine Phosphotransferase, ADP,Phosphokinase, Creatine,Phosphotransferase, ADP Phosphocreatine,Phosphotransferase, ATP Creatine
D004796 Clinical Enzyme Tests Analyses for a specific enzyme activity, or of the level of a specific enzyme that is used to assess health and disease risk, for early detection of disease or disease prediction, diagnosis, and change in disease status. Enzyme Tests, Clinical,Clinical Enzyme Test,Enzyme Test, Clinical,Test, Clinical Enzyme,Tests, Clinical Enzyme
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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