UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RESULT OF THE MYOGLOBIN TEST MEANS - DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS

Myoglobin test: what is it and what is it for?



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Myoglobin test is a test that evaluates the amount of myoglobin in the blood. Myoglobin is a protein that is present in the heart muscle and other muscles of the body, providing the oxygen needed for muscle contraction. Thus, myoglobin is not usually present in the blood, only being released when there is injury to some muscle after a sports injury, for example, or during an infarct, where the levels of this protein begin to increase in the blood 1 to 3 hours after the infarction and returns to normal after 24 hours