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• One sample, one run, one instrument; increases efficiency in triaging chest pain patients
• Rapid turnaround time - in as little as 14 minutes (with onboard centrifugation)
• Laboratory quality performance and quantitative results from whole blood in the near-patient care setting
• Single and ready to use TestPak™ Cartridges
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  ������������������ o Reduction in reagent waste
  ������������������ o Reduction in contamination
• Heparinized whole blood samples
• Electronic QC (System Check) satisfies daily routine QC requirements permitting liquid QC flexibility��

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Following myocadial necrosis associated with myocardial infarction (MI), myoglobin is one of the first markers to rise above normal levels, increasing measurably above baseline within 2-4 hours post-infarct, peaking at 9-12 hours, and returning to baseline within 24-36 hours.^1,2 In the absence of skeletal muscle trauma or other factors associated with a non-cardiac related increase in circulating myoglobin, myoglobin levels have been used as an early marker for MI.^3,4 A number of reports suggest the measurement of myoglobin as a diagnostic aid in “ruling-out” myocardial infarction with negative predictive values of up to 100% reported at certain time periods after onset of symptoms.