Quality management of POCT for cardiovascular biomarkers in medical institution

Recently point-of-care testing (POCT) for cardiovascular biomarkers is sharply increasing among subdivision field of POCT, however the relevant quality control is not matched. In this paper, the present situation and problems about selecting biomarkers, managing quality and reporting results during clinical application were expounded. The difference between POCT for cardiovascular biomarkers and routine biomarkers was elaborated.The domestic and international rules and standards about POCT for cardiovascular biomarkers were summarized. Finally, this paper included some rationalization proposal to solve the noticeable problems of quality control in POCT for cardiovascular biomarkers. Key words: Cardiovascular diseasesd; Point-of-care testing; Biomarkers; Quality control