Shafique Ahmed, Tariq Ashraf, Bilal Ahsan Quarashi, Tariq Mahmood Langrial.
Unstable Angina and Role of Cardiac Myoglobin in management and prognosis.
Pak J Cardiol Jan ;13(3-4):73-6.

Objective: To assess the role of Cardiac M (Myoglobin) in prognosis and management of unstable angina. Study Design: Study of 528 cases admitted in Coronary Care Unit of Bahawal Victoria Hospital affiliated with Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, during a period of 3 years (April 1999 to March, 2002). Results: Cardiac M detects minor cell necrosis in about 40% to 60% cases of unstable angina, Cardiac M performed in 528 patients. It was positive in 336 cases and was negative in 192 cases. 136 (52.3%) patients developed complication in those with positive test and only 19% developed complications in nagative patients. Conclusion: The procedure of Cardiac M is mush easier, economical more effective and almost confirmatory in the diagnosis of unstable angina. It can be used at bed side, and costs half the price of cardiac enzymes.

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