급성 심근경색증 초기 진단에 latex 응집을 이용한 혈청 myoglobin 측정의 임상적 의의 = Latex - agglutination Test for Elevated Serum Myoglobin in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

We evaluated the diagnostic usefulness of latexagglutination test for elevated serum myoglobin as a screening test in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction and 21 patients with chest pain mimicking acut~e myocardial infarction were included in this study. Result was compared with serum myoglobin level measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in every case. The Following results were obtained: 1) When serum myoglobin levels measured by RIA below 85ng/ml were regarded as normal, this test showed sensitivity of 82%, specificity of 95%. 2) In latex-agglutionation test for elevated serum myoglobin, test results were interpreted as negative, weakly positive and positive. If we regard weakly positive tests as positive, sensitivity was 93% and specificity was 62%. In contrast, if we regard weakly positive tests as negative specificity rose to 100% while sensitivity reduced to 75%, 3) Agreement rate of both test was k=0.59. It is suggested that latex-agglutination test for elevated serum myoglobin is helpful in ruling out acute myocardial infarction when test result is negative, and that it can be used as a screening test in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction because of its rapidity and simplicity in performing the procedure.