CARDIAC BIOMARKERS
Our Offerings
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
- Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG)
- Cardiac biomarkers
- Echocardiography
- Transthoracic (TTE) Echocardiography
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Stress echocardiography
- Treadmill test
- Holter monitor (or ambulatory electrocardiography device)
- Head up Tilt table test
- Defibrillation
- CT Angiogram
- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (Cardiac MRI)
Procedure:
blood is tested for the markers either the point of care or the lab measurement. E.g Troponin, Creatine kinase( CKMB) etc.
Major Indications:
- Cardiac markers are used in the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
