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Prognostic Utility of Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Author(s) -
Michelle L. O’Donoghue,
James A. de Lemos,
David A. Morrow,
Sabina A. Murphy,
Jacqueline L. Buros,
Christopher P. Can,
Marc S. Sabatine
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.641936
Subject(s) - medicine , heart type fatty acid binding protein , myocardial infarction , cardiology , timi , heart failure , hazard ratio , acute coronary syndrome , troponin , creatinine , proportional hazards model , fatty acid binding protein , troponin t , percutaneous coronary intervention , confidence interval , chemistry , gene , biochemistry
Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is a cytosolic protein that is released rapidly from the cardiomyocyte in response to myocardial injury. Although it has been investigated as an early marker of acute myocardial infarction, its prognostic utility in acute coronary syndromes has not been established.

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