Cardiac

The Heart-type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (H-FABP)

The Heart-type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (H-FABP) assay from Randox is a rapid, accurate immunoturbidimetric assay for the quantitative determination of H-FABP in serum and plasma. Suitable for use on the RX Series of chemistry analysers, results can be obtained in less than 14 minutes. Applications are also available for a wide range of analysers.

H-FABP is 20 times more cardiac specific than Myoglobin and is released as early as 30 minutes after an ischemic episode, providing rapid diagnosis when it is critically needed.  

Key Features and Benefits

• Identify Troponin-negative ACS patients who are at long term risk of death
• Identify a very high risk group of patients who warrant further investigation and possible intervention
• Addition of H-FABP to Troponin measurements could avoid unnecessary investigations caused by false positives
• Highly sensitive - <2.5 ng/ml
• Linearity up to 120.0 ng/ml