Troponin elevation in other conditions than acute coronary syndromes.

We present some clinical cases that illustrate this diagnostic problem. A troponin elevation is observed in myopericarditis, renal failure, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, septic shock, rhabdomyolysis, stroke and others where there is a myocardial damage unrelated to coronary occlusion. Many cases of false positives, which raise the possibility of analytical interferences, must be identified.
PMID: 28751286 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annales de Biologie Clinique - July 30, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Masri W, Le Guillou E, Hamdi E, Ghazal K, Lebigot E, Cosson C, Cynober FB, Therond P Tags: Ann Biol Clin (Paris) Source Type: research