PointofCare.net Vendor Page

The American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology have changed the clinical and diagnostic definition of myocardial infarction. Current technology can detect areas of myocardial necrosis under 1 g in weight. Positive blood tests for cardiac troponin or CK-MB can accurately and reliably label these small infarcts as an MI. Spectral's proprietary technology utilizes a multiple cardiac marker approach. This allows a wide window for early and late chest pain presentations and provides the sensitivity and specificity to accurately rule in and rule out AMI within minutes.

Products

The Spectral Cardiac STATus™ tests are simple, hand held cardiac marker panel tests which support the ACC/AHA guidelines and recommendation for diagnosis of MI.

These clinically proven products quickly and accurately determine elevations of multiple cardiac markers - enabling health care providers to easily assess and diagnose chest pain at the decision point.

Providing time critical diagnostic information within minutes!

A fast, easy and convenient diagnostic tool:

The Cardiac STATus™ product line will benefit emergency departments, critical care units, point of care and other healthcare settings.

Sample material - whole blood, plasma or serum
Results within 15 minutes - positive as early as 3-5 minutes
Requires no instrumentation
Room temperature stable
Simple to use...just add blood
Internal control on every test
Results are simple to interpret - any presence of a band is indicative of a positive result!

Myoglobin/Troponin
Cat. No. CS2003

Myoglobin and Troponin I measurements are complementary in the diagnosis of AMI due to the staggered release kinetics of the two proteins after an ischemic cardiac injury.

Effectively guides early and appropriate patient management and therapy decisions
Myoglobin, a sensitive early marker, often elevates within 2 hours
an effective tool to rule-out MI
Troponin I, a specific later rising marker reaches upper limit in 4-6 hours
proven specific in myocardium

Troponin I
Cat. No. CS1002

This test kit will identify Troponin I in human whole blood, which is the single most critical determination central to the revised definition of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Specific to myocardium with elevations occurring only in patients with cardiac injury
Troponin I has high sensitivity to detect early and minor myocardial injury
Elevations can persist for up to 7-10 days, allowing detection in late chest pain presentations
Helps identify patients who are cath lab candidates

CK-MB
Cat. No. CS1003

Spectral's Cardiac STATus™ CK-MB test kit is a rapid in vitro diagnostic test kit for the qualitative determination of CK-MB in human whole blood as an aid in the rule-in of AMI.

CK-MB, a specific later rising marker reaches upper limit of normal in approximately 6 hours
Proven specific in myocardium