IMA

Formal name: Ischemia-Modified Albumin

Related tests: Troponin, Myoglobin, Cardiac biomarkers

Article Sources

NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Schreiber, D. and Miller, S. (Updated 2009 July 8). Use of Cardiac Markers in the Emergency Department. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/811905-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed October 2009.

Talwalkar, S. et. al. (2008). Ischemia Modified Albumin, a Marker of Acute Ischemic Events: A Pilot Study. Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science 38:132-137 [On-line abstract]. Available online at http://www.annclinlabsci.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/2/132 through http://www.annclinlabsci.org. Accessed October 2009.

Christenson, R. Editor (© 2007). LMPG, Biomarkers of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Heart Failure. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry [On-line information]. PDF available for download at http://www.aacc.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NACB/LMPG/ACS_PDF_online.pdf through http://www.aacc.org. Accessed October 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Anwaruddin, S. et. al. (2005 January 10). Ischemia-Modified Albumin Improves the Usefulness of Standard Cardiac Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia in the Emergency Department Setting. Medscape, from Am J Clin Pathol 123(1):140-145, 2005 [On-line journal]. vailable online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/496984?src=search through http://www.medscape.com.

Wu, A. (2003 June). The ischemia-modified albumin biomarker for myocardial ischemia. Medical Laboratory Observer, Clinical Issues Vol. 35, No. 6 [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.mlo-online.com/articles/mlo0603cliniss.htm through http://www.mlo-online.com.

Titus, Karen. (March 2004) The Latest on IMA Levels, High and Low. CAP Today. [[On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/cap_today/feature_stories/0304IMA.html through http://www.cap.org.

Faix, J. (2005 December 1). Conference Report Highlights of the XIX International Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Medscape Pathology 2005;1(2) [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/516609?src=search through http://www.medscape.com.

Sinha, M. et. al. (2004). Role of "Ischemia Modified Albumin," a new biochemical marker of myocardial ischaemia, in the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes. Emerg Med J 2004; 21:29-34 [on-line journal]. Available online at http://emj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/21/1/29 through http://emj.bmjjournals.com.

Roy, D. et. al. (2004). Ischemia-Modified Albumin Concentrations in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease and Exercise-Induced Skeletal Muscle Ischemia. Clinical Chemistry. 2004;50:1656-1660 [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/50/9/1656 through http://www.clinchem.org.

(2005 Feberuary). Clearing a path for new cardiac markers. CAP Today, Feature Story [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/cap_today/feature_stories/0205Cardiac.html through http://www.cap.org.

Morrow, D. et. al. (2004). Chapter 1 Acute Coronary Syndromes, Biochemical Markers of Ischemia [pp 26-28] NACB LMPG: Biomarkers of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure (Draft Guidelines) [On-line information]. PDF available for download at http://www.nacb.org/lmpg/biomark/card_biomarkers_chp1.pdf through http://www.nacb.org.