The test kit can be used by a doctor for AMI diagnosis, or by a person for self-testing.
　

The test kit is suitable for hospitals and emergency units like ambulances, emergency rooms, rescue units, etc. It is also helpful for institutions taking care of risk persons, e.g. cardiology departments, rehabilitation centres, and nursing homes.

Earlier Diagnosis: Current similar products for in vitro AMI diagnosis are based on the detection of index molecules, such as Troponin T, Troponin I, and CK-MB. Their detectable timing is when AMI has occurred 6-8 hours. In comparison, the FABP kit is only 3 hours.
　

Higher Specificity：Although Myoglobin is also competent for the detection within 2 hour AMI occurrence, its concentration in skeleton muscle is higher than in myocardium（cardiac muscle）and therefore the results are not specific enough. The FABP kit is to test HEART-SPECIFIC fatty acid binding protein (h-FABP). In addition, the concentration of h-FABP in myocardium is higher than in skeleton muscle, which makes the test more specific.
　

Higher Sensitivity：Within the first 3 hours of AMI occurrence, the increase of concentration of the other index molecules mentioned above is slow. In comparison, the concentration of h-FABP increases sharply right after the beginning of AMI. In fact, this product can be used as early as 30 minutes after the starting of AMI.