The needle may cause a short, sharp sensation, but many people feel little or no pain. It is important for a person to inform the healthcare professional if they feel dizzy or nauseous after giving the sample. Sitting for 5—10 minutes and drinking a glass of water or sugary juice can help relieve dizziness and nausea. Very high levels of troponin can indicate a recent heart attack.
Doctors usually order troponin testing if they suspect that a person has had a recent heart attack. Higher than normal levels of troponin can also indicate other injuries and conditions that affect the heart.
However, doctors do not use elevated troponin levels alone to diagnose a heart condition. Treatment for high troponin levels depends on the underlying cause.
For people having a heart attack, treatment may involve emergency procedures to open the blocked artery. Symptoms of a heart attack can often vary between males and females. Being able to spot the early signs means that prompt treatment can be sought….
Some heart attacks are more severe than others. In this article, learn about the signs and symptoms of each type. We also explore their causes and who…. The symptoms of a heart attack and a panic attack can feel similar, especially if a person has not experienced either before. Here, learn how to tell…. Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain and shortness of breath. People should call the emergency services if they suspect a heart attack. Went to ER and Troponin was 0. Tested later in the day and it was.
Do you know the normal range of lab values as a reference, should be on the results sheet, would need to know that to comment as different places use different assays, regardless sounds a very low level. Hi I was told my Troponin level of was significant high but what does this mean and what is the normal range. Confused and concerned. Hi I wondered if you ever found and answer to your question I just had two stents fitted and my troponin count was 2, Everywhere I have read says the higher the level the more damage there is.
Our numbers seem off the charts. My cardiologist assures me my damage was mild. Hi Dr wad in the 1st was acmiyyrf with tropinon of 7 had ct scan of heart and lungs echo and a cath 4 days later my ptimstu tryrstrc my ytoppmom it it Moe 0. I am 34 male. Had chest pain and chest heaviness yesterday. Could you please provide your feedback as i couldnt able to find anything on net regarding the refernece raange. Unfortunately it is different in every setting, you would need to find the reference range of the local lab.
My mother had chest pain during several days ….. Her troponin i level is 0. I remained quite uncomfortable tonight in between 4. Typically repeat levels would be drawn to see a trend, if elevated and concerning for heart further tests will be required to evaluate. My Mom is 60 Years old. No repairs or stenting done. Sent home on atenolol 25mg, statin 80mg, plavix 75mg, and aspirin 81mg. I'm worried the b blocker will make my BP too low?
Is dual anticoagulant TX ok? I want to go back to swimming laps, is that ok? As always, the disclaimer here is that i will not advise you directly having never seen you and not being familiar with your entire clinical details. The degree of coronary disease you have suggests no significant flow obstructing blockage and no stenting was therefore needed.
That article outlines some different degrees of blockage. The next question is why did you have a troponin rise? Troponin elevations have a number of possible causes.
There are a number of possible causes of troponin elevations. Therefore the medications you were started on have been started on in that context and are guideline based.
I tell my patients to keep a blood pressure and symptom diary, if the pressure drops low then the medications can be adjusted accordingly. We felt initially that it may be acidic problem, however, to rule out any severe problem and knowing the family history gave him sorbitrate immediately and then took him to the hospital.
They gave him antacid and fluid after which he started feeling better. Knowing the family history, few cardiac tests were also done out of which the Troponin I tests showed 0. He is diabetic for past 6 years and the recent HbA1C was 6. According to you, are these symptoms related with a heart trouble? Its difficult to comment on the troponin levels unless the normal local range is provided, this should be on the results sheet.
The CK-MB is normal. Often in these situations its the trend of results, not a single result that counts. More concerning is the echocardiogram, this suggests he has significant artery disease and likely a prior heart attack. He is also a diabetic, his symptoms may be atypical, Further investigation is required to ensure no underlying critical heart disease.
My cardiologist assures me my heart attack was mild but my numbers seem off the charts. Everything I read says the higher the number the worse the damage is. Its important you get hold go the normal reference range for the test to understand the level of elevation.
Did you have an echocardiogram to determine function after the attack, if so that will give you a good idea regarding the extent and significance of the damage. Tks for your reply Dr apparently my attack was an nstemi. My ecg was apparently normal before the attack and after. It wasent picked up until the troponin test. The high levels of troponin scare the life out of me though.
Along with a burn on my chest that I suspected heartburn from 2 months of Advil consumption Pain got so severe that I went to the ER. Until Troponin came in at. TMJ is still painful and I could barely open my mouth till this day Follow up visit with cardiologist BP normal Stress test with pictures — normal No understanding as to what happened I am considered otherwise to be at low risk. Is there something missing here? I am reading too many similar situations as mine. I will continue to search because there has to be an explanation or something missed here.
Sir, my younger brother admited yesterday date All ecg normal, bp normal. Some blood test yesterday report says no blokage in heart. Now today dr.
Normal range Trop-1 in serum 0. Result- 3. Now they start treatment with some injection.. They say minor attact. They may further suggest ecco test. He is habitual of smoking.. We family members are confused. He is well.. Sir pl guide.. He has had a heart attack as suggested by the chest pain and the test results, next other tests will be needed echo, angiogram etc.. Hey did u get and answer mind was. Felt horrible. Went to bed early.
Woke with crushing chest pain and difficult breathing. Called Ekg in Ambulance normal. Hospital drew blood. Ordered posterior ekg. On back. Showed st elevation. Straight to cath lab. I had 2 stents placed and currently still recovering from it. Overall feeling better, now waiting for a stress test 3 months after heart attack.
My question is in regards to troponin levels and how do my results correspond to the damage of my heart. The lab results indicated highest level of troponin at Is this indication of significant damage to my heart muscle?
I am a 58 year old male, and had a weird pain deep in my chest. I sat down and it went away. I climbed some steps,, and nothing. I still felt weird, so I went to the ER and my ekg was normal, they were about to let me go when my troponins came back slightly elevated. The told me I had an MI. I was admitted and given all kinds of clot busters ect.
A few hours later my my troponins went back down. My doctor seemed baffled. I was admitted to the hospital for observation overnight. My troponin levels were. In addition I had several ekg's 10 lead I think all of which appeared unremarkable I think that was the verbiage used. I was also on telemetry for the entire stay. At around am the Dr said I had a brief period of tachycardia.
I'm scheduled for a nuclear stress test may 5th and will then have a 30 day event monitor. So it doesn't appear that I had a heart attack but the tachycardia does concern me as I've had a event monitor in the past and all it showed was pvc's and was told it was ok roughly 5 years ago. Are the test that have been ordered stress test, and event monitor likely to be enough to show what's going on or are there additional tests I should be having?
It looks like your troponin was within normal levels. In this setting i generally would order an echocardiogram and if normal then its reassuring. This could potentially be ordered as an outpatient if felt appropriate. The nuclear stress test and the holter monitor seem a good idea.
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Mine can be followed at MustafaAhmedMD. I suffered a non stemi heart attack some years ago — presenting with acute chest pains and was treated with two emergency stents being inserted. My triponine reading was 0. My insurance company has declined cover under the policy and say that a reading of more than 0. It certainly felt serious to me! So I was interested in your views please. Would you consider that I had a serious heart attack?
Sounds odd to me that it is being questioned. The designation of massive would depend on damage done. The fact that you had unstable symptoms and required an emergency procedure would typically mean you had at least unstable angina and the elevation of troponin above the normal range would mean that the diagnosis is NSTEMI.
Sounds a serious situation to me. I would request the normal reference ranges from the lab where it was done to confirm an elevation above the normal range.
Is there any publication that you can refer me to which discusses the seriousness of various levels of Trippone? The value you need is from the testing place where you had it done, i suggest that you call the lab there and ask for the labs normal reference range. But are you aware of any literature that supports the insurance companies adopting the 0. I have not heard of any literature that supports the 0.
Your troponin was 47 y black female. History of v Rach presents with center chest pain twice in ER. Both visits EKG is normal but troponin test results show x-no results after several runs on both visits. Visits were 7 months apart. Any thoughts on what could cause this. If you are interested in cutting edge information and therapy for heart disease then follow my twitter at MustafaAhmedMD.
Ive recently been diagnosed with unstable angina and microvascular disease april have had ecgs which always come back abnormal with changes in them, have also had an angiogram, a myocardial perfusion scan which showed lack of blood flow to the heart also had an echo,mri scan and ct scan which have come back clear.
Have been admitted in to hospital quite a few times since April due to the chest pain, troponin levels always come back over 3 whatever this means but im still currently having alot of chest pain that radiates in to back, left arm the pain is excruciating sometimes find myself in tears with it! Any help would be appreciated Thanks.
Hi I took potassium and calcium while badly dehydrated n my is still very tight one week later. I put out bins earlier which was very heavy n now feel like nauseous weak heart feels sick!! Seems like too many electrytes with no water has damaged my heart!! Hi, my troponin level was 1. No stents was placed.
Stated that I have very strong heart muscles. My questions is, although my tests came back normal. EKG, Cardiac Cath and another test that looks like a sonogram.
Did I actually have a heart attack? And what other reasons that may contribute to elevated troponin levels? The normal sonogram would be very reassuring. Hi, my father went in to the hospital because he was having trouble breathing. They said he had pneumonia in one lung and his trip level was.
What does this meanmmm. Depends on many factors. In some cases the pneumonia can cause it, in some cases there may be some heart strain. It needs to be watched and trended but most importantly put in context with the overall situation. My son head chest pain bad hes 20 years old no alcohol drug or tobacco use hes a health freek his level was 5. I read a few articles that a slight raise in troponin levels could be a warning.
Is this true? Should I contact a cardiologist? The reference range was. The articles I find online show any release of troponin should be a concern. Maybe I was wrong to assume but I thought it would be 0. The values you have stated are below the reference range for a heart attack according to your reference range? That would imply the test was negative. The lab reference range says Less than 0. I was in Switzerland and I got on an exercise bike and my heart rate was already at bpm before even working out.
So I tried different bikes and they all read the same so I went to the ER at the local hospital. The directing doctor was also their chief cardiologist, and after monitoring me for a couple hours the let me go, assuming it was a Sinus Tachyardia event.
What do you think? Especially with the Troponin and Creatinkinase being so elevated? Thanks very much. The values were in the normal range so regardless they were negative. You were seen by a cardiologist and they were reassured and discharged you.
It seems like there was no concern for significant effect. The CK of is not regarded as elevated. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; chap PMID: www. Approach to the patient with chest pain. Third universal definition of myocardial infarction: update, caveats, differential diagnoses. Cleve Clin J Med. The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.
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Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. Information developed by A. Your provider may also order this test if you have angina that is getting worse, but no other signs of a heart attack.
Angina is chest pain thought to be from a part of your heart not getting enough blood flow. The test may be done along with other cardiac marker tests, such as CPK isoenzymes or myoglobin. Having normal troponin levels 12 hours after chest pain has started means a heart attack is unlikely. A normal value range may vary slightly among different laboratories.
Some labs use different measurements for example, "high sensitivity troponin test" or test different samples. Also, some labs have different cutoff points for "normal" and "probable myocardial infarction. Even a slight increase in the troponin level will often mean there has been some damage to the heart.
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