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A 55-year-old female asked:

I had a heart attack last week. the ecg was clear. angiogram showed healthy arteries with no blockages. bloodtest=0.40 of troponin.what caused it?

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Dr. Thomas Personanswered

Thoracic Surgery 22 years experience

Hard to say: Many things (including renal failure, pulmonary embolus, etc) can cause a mild elevation of troponin. If an ekg and a coronary angiogram were negative i doubt that the elevated troponin was caused by a heart attack.

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Dr. Rick Kochanswered

Cardiology 24 years experience

Takosubo ?: Could have been broken heart syndrome or apical ballooning which is a stress reaction that mimics heart attack. Great news on normal coronary arteries.

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