Question 1

if someone dies of heart failure, any type of heart failure , will there be a rise in troponin levels ?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Troponin means damage to the heart muscle. In failure brain naturetic peptide goes up(BNP) and that is what is chemically followed

Question 2

if a patient has congestive heart failure , will there be elevated troponin levels ?

Accepted Answer

Well...: Troponin levels if they are elevated mean there is damage, acute to the heart muscle.  In heart failure that is not controlled this is more likely.
Please consult your cardiologist and talk about it

Question 3

have hcm recently had svt pulse over 220 - troponin levels were 70 on admission -1700 after 30 minutes - what are risks heart failure?

Accepted Answer

Diastolic/systolic : Hcm course can be benign but can cause syncope, arrhythmias ( like svt), ischemia, heart failure and brain stroke. Can progress to dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure in 5 to 10% of patients as a result of fibrosis a ventricular remodeling. Atrial fibrillation, 10-20% patients, can precipitate heart failure and stroke. Focus management by close follow up with cardiology.

Question 4

can you die from elevated troponin levels?

Accepted Answer

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

can salmonella poisoning cause an elevation in troponin levels?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

can you explain why troponin levels increase when there is cardiac damage?

Accepted Answer

See my other answer: Please see my other answer regarding this subject.  In short, there should not be much troponin in blood in a patient without cardiac damage.  Troponin is part of the structure of the heart muscle and when the muscle is damaged, it "leaks" into the blood stream. That is an oversimplification but it is pretty close to the truth of what happens.

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If someone dies of heart failure, any type of heart failure , will there be a rise in troponin levels ?

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