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Troponin

A heart-muscle protein measured in blood when heart muscle damage is suspected.

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What it is

Troponin is a protein in heart muscle cells; when heart muscle is damaged, troponin can leak into the bloodstream.^[1]

Why it matters

Troponin testing is mainly used to help diagnose heart attacks and other heart-muscle damage contexts.^[1]

What it affects

Troponin is usually interpreted with ECG, symptoms, timing, and other heart tests.^[1,2]

Interpretation traps

A troponin value is emergency/clinical context; BioConst does not interpret personal results.^[1]

Related conditions

Coronary heart disease and ischemia