Background Elevated troponin levels are a sensitive biomarker for cardiac injury. The quick and reliable prediction of ...

Recently, the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology published a new definition that for the first time includes elevated troponin levels. (See Eur Heart J 2000 ...

Troponin (I or T) was considered positive if the level was above the 99th percentile reference cutoff. Results: Elevated troponin levels were recorded in 16 of 22 patients (73%). Patients with ...

w1 Among the three subunits (T, I, and C), only cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and I (cTnI) are expressed in cardiac muscle and released into blood following myocardial cell death. Several distinct ...

Innovative research on Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and other novel biomarkers for improved cardiac sarcoidosis and heart health ...

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Women aged less than 50 years hospitalized with MI have gender-specific cardiovascular risk factors and experience typical chest pain.

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The diagnosis of myocardial infarction is based on clinical story and troponin leak. Troponin levels can be normal or low due to very early symptoms or high due to a large infarction or due to ...