Question 1

what would cause high troponin levels?

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Damaged heart muscle: If heart muscle cells r damaged, troponin will leak into the blood + levels will rise. However, the muscle damage may be caused by several diseases, not the least of which is coronary artery disease (c article via link below 4 details) http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc1860726/
bottom line? Troponin levels r a sensitive + specific indicator of heart muscle damage from any cause. Dr mike.

Question 2

can you die from elevated troponin levels?

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No: An elevated level in the blood may indicate heart damage. The amount of elevation is proportional to the amount of damage. Thus a massive heart attack would result in high level of troponin elevation and would suggest more severe heart damage.

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

if multiple troponin levels are normal, how unlikely is a person to be having acute hf & conjestive hf?

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Uncertain.: Clinical situation would be more telling at the start, but I can tell you that troponin values are just one part of the clinical picture for a patient having some acute heart issue.

Question 5

are elevated troponin levels related to pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Troponins as you likely know by asking this question is an enzyme liberated into the bloodstream by damaged myocardial cells.  While pneumonia and a myocardial event are technically separate entities..They can be linked.  Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia are at substantial risk for a concurrent acute cardiac event, such as mi, serious arrhythmia, or new or worsening chf.

Question 6

what do you recommend if i have elevated troponin levels and pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Expert consultation: I assume you were/are hospitalized for this. The pneumonia should be treated. The pneumonia could have been severe enough to cause heart strain leading to an elevated troponin. I also assume an EKG was done. You are young to have heart disease. Discuss with your doctor the need for further work up including echocardiogram, lipid panel. Possible referral to cardiology for heart catheterization

Question 7

how to treat elevated troponin levels and pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Troponin: Not sure why a troponin was drawn in a pneumonia patient. If the patient has no heart attack symptoms, would just treat the pneumonia and evaluate the cardiac status after the pneumonia resolves. If heart attack symptoms, might be heart attack and heart failure not pneumonia. Should ask the doc what's the story.

Question 8

what causes heart damage or elevated troponin levels?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The heart muscle cells leak the enzyme troponin into the blood when they are damaged. This occurs commanly in a heart attack when a coronary artery supplying heart muscle is blocked and those downstream cells are damaged. It can also occur, though usually to a much smaller degree in blood clots to the  lungs, heart failure, fast abnormal heart rhythms and even pericarditis.

Question 9

is salmonella poisoning causing elevated troponin levels?

Accepted Answer

No: Troponin levels should only be elevated in patients with heart muscle damage through one mechanism or another.  As salmonella is not normally an offending agent to the heart muscle, it is unlikely that it would raise troponin levels.  However, if the person is septic, hypotensive, and in renal failure, the combination can lead to mild elevations of troponin.

Question 10

can salmonella poisoning cause an elevation in troponin levels?

Accepted Answer

Yes! : It can cause heart muscle damage thus elevated troponin.

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