INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA — Cardiac troponin levels that are high but still within the "normal" range appear to be a marker for increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, especially fatal CVD events, ...

High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I in ER Patients who are hospitalized with COVID-19 and have an elevated vs normal troponin levels were found to be at higher risk for death. Patients who are ...

Exercising is healthy, but it also puts strain on the heart. During physical exertion, the protein troponin is released—a biomarker indicative of cardiac damage. New research from Radboudumc involving ...

Cardiac troponins are preferred markers of tissue injury in acute coronary syndromes. Their specificity and the fact that only very minute amounts or none are normally found in the circulation provide ...

A new study out of Sweden shows that a rapid test for a cardiac enzyme, when combined with a normal electrocardiogram, rules out a heart attack with 99.8 percent reliability. What are the implications ...

Guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of stable chest pain put out last year by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) may have endorsed the use of ...

The clinical significance of elevated cardiac troponin levels in the setting of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been the subject of controversy since introduction of this acute serum marker. The ...

Among patients with stable CAD, very low levels of cardiac troponin I detected by high-sensitivity assays may help identify those who are unlikely to have inducible myocardial ischemia and thus reduce ...

Chest pain and suspected myocardial infarction were the cause of about 5% of all emergency hospital admissions in 2017 to 2018. However, myocardial infarction will have occurred in only about 20% of ...