Elevations of the Cardiac Troponin Without the Presence of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Ragil Depios,Iswanto Pratanu
Unexplained troponin elevations are very rare, may cause confusion for diagnosis & treatment.
Troponins > reflects irreversible myocardial necrosis
Abnormal Tn value in various conditions (not ACS)
In ER: the most important DDx of troponin   acute pulmonary embolism (APE) and pericarditis-myocarditis
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