Lead author P.J. Devereaux, MD (Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada), told TCTMD that the guidelines regarding troponin thresholds after surgery were influenced by use of creatine ...

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin thresholds used to diagnose myocardial infarction (MI) and injury after cardiac surgery may need to be considerably higher than those currently recommended, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated serum cardiac troponin I level can potentially be used as a stand-alone marker to predict adverse ...

Incorporating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) testing into the traditional HEART pathway may improve detection of acute MI in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest ...

High baseline troponin levels in patients with end-stage kidney disease can predict cardiovascular risk following transplant ...

Early cardioprotection with carvedilol and candesartan did not add benefit in preserving CV function in high-risk patients undergoing chemotherapy. Results were similar among those deemed lower-risk.

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MDMedically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD A check of troponin levels is done with a blood draw that checks how much of the protein troponin is circulating in the blood ...

After being anesthetized and undergoing major surgery, up to one in five patients have increased levels of the protein troponin in their blood. This can be a sign of heart damage. Researchers at ...

A new test has been developed in Turku, Finland, that helps in separating heart attack patients from those whose cardiac troponin values are elevated due to renal insufficiency. Blood sample tests for ...

New preliminary research is suggesting a simple saliva test can detect the presence of a protein biomarker known to signal the occurrence of a heart attack in just 10 minutes. If this prototype test ...