The patient with chest pain: The troponin story -- Troponin Basics for the clinician -- Pathophysiology of trop I and T in myocardial ischemia/infarction -- International Definition of MI- rationale and practice -- Evaluation of patients presenting with chest pain- where do troponins fit in -- Using contemporary troponin in patients with AMI -- Using troponins to guide therapy in ACS -- Use of cTn in patients with heart failure -- Elevated cTn in other acute situations -- Use of cTn for detection of more chronic disease states -- High sensitivity assays- what are they and why do we need them -- Use of troponin for the evaluation of patients potentially at risk for cardiovascular disease -- Gaps in our biomarker armamentarium � what novel biomarkers might be synergistic in patients with acute disease -- The patient with shortness of breath: the natriuretic peptide story -- Evaluation of patients presenting with sob- where do nps fit in -- Pathophysiology of bnp, and ntpro bnp -- A clinicians guide to lab assays for nps -- Using NPS in the ED- diagnosis -- Using NPs in the ED- algorithms and risk stratification -- Using NPs in the hospital -- NPs at the time of discharge -- Finger stick NP levels at home -- Guiding therapy of heart failure with NPs -- Caveats to NP measurement -- Other biomarkers for heart failure -- Biomarkers of cardiorenal disease,- Biomarkers of cardiac risk.

This book presents a comprehensive compendium of case studies to inform clinicians how to optimally deploy the major clinically utilized biomarkers in cardiology. Biomarkers now play an integral role in the treatment and management of patients with congestive heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease because they provide crucial information about the status of individual patients. For that reason, it is important for clinicians to understand the basis for the use of these markers. Every reader may not have the laboratory and/or clinical expertise to understand all the details associated with the use of these markers, which is why this book takes a case oriented approach and by doing so provides a practical resource to guide the clinician through the options available. Cardiac Biomarkers discusses how to use these biomarkers optimally and, in particular, how to understand when values provide actionable information. The book an essential guide for all physicians and healthcare practitioners in the field of cardiology.