Fibrin degradation product
peptideFibrin degradation products indicate active fibrinolytic remodeling and coagulation turnover during acute MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepCoagulation & thrombus formation
Confidencehigh
RationaleMarker of fibrin turnover and coagulation-fibrinolytic balance in acute coronary thrombosis.
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I67
C — confounder / Type-II55
A — assay feasibility66
E — evidence strength26
T1DI (composite)10
Specificity differential (R−C)+12.1
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Plasma (EDTA; peptidase-labile — chilled + protease inhibitor)
Collection tube
K2-EDTA, chilled plastic (lavender-top) · Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST)
Method / principle
Competitive/sandwich immunoassay or LC-MS/MS
Reagent / substrate
Anti-peptide antibody; or isotope-labeled internal standard (MS)
Platform
Immunoassay / LC-MS/MS
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade
Literature evidence(1)
- Pathway-Specific Aggregate Biomarker Risk Score Is Associated With Burden of Coronary Artery Disease and Predicts Near-Term Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2017 · PMID 28280039 · doi