The Future of Cardiac Biomarkers

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In this EMCREG-International newsletter, Judd E. Hollander, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the development and current emergency department use of cardiac necrosis biomarkers (CK-MB, troponin, myoglobin), biomarkers of inflammation (C-reactive protein), and newer cardiac biomarkers of myocardial ischemia (brain natriuretic peptide). It is our hope to provide emergency physicians with a better understanding of the cardiac biomarkers used in emergency practice for diagnosis of ACS.