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Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA)

Introduction

Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a test for ischemia that is based on the observation that the affinity of the N-terminus of human albumin for cobalt is reduced in patients with myocardial ischemia.(1) Preliminary studies suggest that it is a sensitive and early detector of chest pain of ischemic etiology,(1-5) as well as of transient myocardial ischemia peri-PCI.(6),(7)

References

  1. ref1 PMID 11074321
  2. ref2 PMID 11238298
  3. ref3 PMID 12213987
  4. ref4 PMID 12651810
  5. ref5 PMID 12651803
  6. ref6 PMID 11376314
  7. ref7 PMID 12742986

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