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Cardiac Marker Changes
Cardiac markers are used in the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS).�The cardiac troponins, in particular, have become the cardiac markers of choice for patients with ACS. Cardiac troponin is central to the definition of acute myocardial infarction (MI) �in the consensus guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
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Table 1. Cardiac Marker Changes Over Time
Marker | Onset (hours) | Peak (hours) | Duration |
Troponin I | 3-12 | 10-24 | 3-10 days |
Troponin T | 3-12 | 12-48 | 5-14 days |
Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) | 4-6 | 24 | 2-3 days |
Myoglobin | 2-4 | 6-12 | 24-36 hours |
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