Troponin testing: beware pulmonary embolus.
Serum troponin estimation is widely used in the diagnosis and management of coronary syndromes, but it is possible to be misled by a positive result unless it is put carefully into clinical context. The serum troponin can be positive in pulmonary embolus and carries prognostic significance. A case report is presented and a review of the relevant literature.
Conroy
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Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK. spcon@doctors.org.uk <spcon@doctors.org.uk>
Kamal
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Cooper
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J
D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*
D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin