title: Common causes of troponin elevations in the absence of acute myocardial infarction: incidence and clinical significance.
abstract: Cardiac troponin is a preferred biomarker of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Unfortunately, elevation of troponin can be detected in a variety of conditions other than acute MI. This review focuses on the incidence and clinical significance of increased troponin in conditions commonly associated with troponin elevations, particularly in those that may resemble acute MI.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Chanwit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roongsritong
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Warraich
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016638:Critical Illness; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000097:blood; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000097:blood; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019210:Troponin I; D020107:Troponin T