Question 1

what is the definition or description of: troponin t?

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Is a cardiac enzyme: The troponins are enzymes specific to the heart. There are two types. Trop i and trop t. Either can be measured to asses for heart damage.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: troponin i?

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A blood test: That is typically used to detect heart damage, often caused by a heart attack.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: troponin levels?

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Heart protein: Troponin is a protein found in heart muscle. If the heart is damaged due to heart attack or a handful of other conditions, troponin is released from the damaged muscle fibers into the blood stream. Measurement of the troponin level aids the physician in the evaluation of chest pain. If the troponin level is elevated, a cardiac problem is suspected.

Question 4

what is troponin?

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Heart blood test: Troponin is a type of blood enzyme test that detects heart muscle breakdown.  The troponin level can go up with heart attacks (myocardial infarctions).

Question 5

what is normal troponin level?

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Depends: Depends on the assay being used...Need to check against reference range listed next to the result as this varies & there are different kinds of troponins.

Question 6

what does a 0.02 troponin mean?

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Troponin: It is the reported level of troponin. Whether high or low will depend on which troponin (i or t) and also the lab reference range values.

Question 7

what does a troponin level test?

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Damaged heart tissue: Cardiac markers including ckmb and troponins measure damage to the heart muscle which occurs in a heart attack - the damaged/dying muscle will leak these into the serum which can be measured as blood tests.  They start off "negative" - in the reference range - and then 4-6 hrs after the start of the heart attack they begin to rise - will eventually peak and over several days  return to normal.

Question 8

is a 0.010 troponin level normal?

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: With the understanding that different labs may have different ranges for normal, above value appears normal. All labs have to be interpreted in proper clinical context otherwise.

Question 9

what does a troponin level of 2 mean?

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Elevated: Suggesting heart muscle damage.

Question 10

what does "troponins were cycled" mean?

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Cycling: Not sure what you mean or where you got that terminology.  We often do serial troponin exams over a time period to see whether the level is rising/falling; one might call that cycling. Physiologically there is a cycle of troponin binding during heart contraction so not sure what you mean.

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