At present, there is no evidence that troponin elevation confers worse prognosis (i.e., a greater risk of recurrence, death or transplantation) in patients with preserved left ventricular function.

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 ...

Background A novel handheld point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I analyser has recently been introduced to the ...

Dr de Lemos notes that identification of lifestyle changes and pharmacological therapies that reduce risk in patients with elevated cTnT is an important goal of future research. “As troponin ...