Procalcitonin (PCT) is a protein that consists of 116 amino acids and is the peptide precursor
of calcitonin. Calcitonin is initially biosynthesized as PCT, which, under normal conditions, is …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. In April
2013, an extensive evidence review was conducted, which included a literature review …

These guidelines represent an update of those published in 1996 and are intended for
physicians who are involved in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of …

It has been known for 50 years that transaminase activity increases in patients with acute
myocardial infarction. With the development of creatine kinase (CK), biomarkers of cardiac …

This article has been copublished in the April issue of Clinical Chemistry (Volume 53,
Number 4, 2007). 1 Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA. 2 …

It is essential that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the use
of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the detection …

Numerous studies30 using perioperative Holter monitoring in high-cardiac-risk patients
undergoing major surgery showed that silent, heart rate–related ST-segment depression is …

Recently, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American College of
Cardiology (ACC) convened a conference to discuss refinements in the diagnosis of acute …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is defined by the presence of myocardial necrosis in combination
with clinical evidence of myocardial ischemia. Cardiac troponins are regulatory proteins …