Methods for detecting cardiac injury by detecting one or more cardiac
markers are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated
with a capture agent having an affinity for a cardiac marker, is combined
with the sample to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The
system also includes a transport arrangement for transporting the sample
to the sensor surface, and optionally a magnetic field inducing structure
constructed and arranged to establish a magnetic field at and adjacent to
the sensor surface. The resonant sensor produces a signal corresponding
to an amount of analyte-particle complexes that are bound to the sensor
surface.