METHOD AND SENSOR MEANS FOR DETERMINING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MARKERS

摘要

A method of determining myocardial infarction analytes comprises (i) simultaneously determining from a blood, serum or plasma sample from a patient at least two different myocardial infarction analytes by contacting the sample with a flow cell sensor surface area or areas (3) supporting specific analyte binding ligands (8), and detecting any binding interactions at the sensor surface (3); (ii) removing bound analytes from the sensor surface (3); (iii) repeating steps (i) - (ii) for at least a second sample taken at a determined time interval from the first sample; and (iv) determining from the results obtained the variation with time of the cardiac analytes. A sensor means (2, 3) for use in the method has removably coupled to its sensing area(s) (3) at least two different ligands (8) specific for myocardial infarction analytes.