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===Cardiac Markers===
===Cardiac Markers===
Cardiac markers are essential for confirming the diagnosis of infarction. Elevated CK MB and Troponin I indicate damage of the myocardium. It can however take 4-8 hours, after the symptoms started, before the cardiac markers are elevated.  The advise is to repeat the measurements after 4-6 hours. A pitfall concerning elevated Troponin I can be patients with renal failure or pulmonary embolism. Although cardiac markers are helpful for confirming the diagnosis reperfusion should not always wait till the cardiac markers are known.  
[[File:Trop_ckmb.svg|thumb|right|300px|CK-MB and Troponine levels rise and fall differently after coronary obstruction with or without recovery of flow]]
Cardiac markers are essential for confirming the diagnosis of infarction. Elevated CK MB and Troponin I indicate damage of the myocardium. It can however take 4-8 hours, after the symptoms started, before the cardiac markers are elevated.  The advise is to repeat the measurements after 4-6 hours. A pitfall concerning elevated Troponin I can be patients with renal failure or pulmonary embolism. Although cardiac markers are helpful for confirming the diagnosis reperfusion should not always wait till the cardiac markers are known.


===Treatment===
===Treatment===