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EMCREG-International is dedicated to research and education in the fields of Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Since 1989, EMCREG has evolved into an international research and education network boasting 55 members representing 45 international academic researchers institutions, and have enrolled more 40,000 patients in trials, produced 50+ educational CME monographs, and held 35 live educational symposium. Our interests cover research and education in cardiovascular and neurovascular emergencies, neurointensive care, critical care medicine, and all acute care topics. Our focus is not only on education the physicians but all specialties involved in the care of acutely ill patients, including hospitalists, advanced practice providers, nursing and prehospital care as well as emergency physicians.

August 24, 2005

Interpretation of Cardiac Troponins in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Setting

August 24, 2005/ EMCREG-International

This summary provides a detailed discussion of the interpretation of elevated values in patients with chronic kidney disease and acute coronary syndrome for this EMCREG-International newsletter. It is our hope that the readers of this newsletter will find their evaluation of patients with chronic kidney disease and acute coronary syndrome more effective, resulting in improved patient care.

June 14, 2005

The Future of Cardiac Biomarkers

June 14, 2005/ EMCREG-International

In this EMCREG-International newsletter, Judd E. Hollander, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the development and current emergency department use of cardiac necrosis biomarkers (CK-MB, troponin, myoglobin), biomarkers of inflammation (C-reactive protein), and newer cardiac biomarkers of myocardial ischemia (brain natriuretic peptide). It is our hope to provide emergency physicians with a better understanding of the cardiac biomarkers used in emergency practice for diagnosis of ACS.