TROPONIN T

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TROPONIN T

Method of Collection:

EDTA Vacutainer


Days for reporting:

Same Day


Reference:

REFERENCE RANGE: NEGATIVE (TROPONIN T 0.01 ng/ml)

 


Why is the Test Done?

Troponin tests are primarily ordered to evaluate people who have chest pain to see if they have had a heart attack or other damage to their heart. Either a cardiac-specific troponin I or troponin T test can be performed; usually a laboratory will offer one test or the other. Troponin tests are sometimes ordered along with other cardiac biomarkers, such as CKMB ormyoglobin. However, troponins are the preferred tests for a suspected heart attack because they are more specific for heart injury than other tests (which may become positive in skeletal muscle injury) and remain elevated for a longer period of time.The troponin test is used to help diagnose a heart attack, to detect and evaluate mild to severe heart injury, and to distinguish chest pain that may be due to other causes. In those who experience heart-related chest pain, discomfort, or other symptoms and do not seek medical attention for a day or more, the troponin test will still be positive if the symptoms are due to heart damage. . When a person has significantly elevated troponin levels and, in particular, a rise and/or fall in the results from a series of tests done over several hours, then it is likely that the person has had a heart attack or some other form of damage to the heart.


How to prepare for the Test:


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