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I am a 66 year old female. went to er with shortness of breath and chest pressure. troponins were 73, 76, 84. did i have an mi?
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Yes but: it seems you have the numbers incorrect without a decimal beforehand. Because if your Troponins were really 70s and 80s, you wouldn't need to ask if you had a heart attack. Perhaps they were 0.73, 0.76....
Answered 9/15/2017
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