The enzymes troponin I and troponin T are normal proteins that are important in the contractile apparatus of the cardiac myocyte. The proteins are released into the circulation between 3 and 4 ...

Cardiac troponins are a group of markers used to predict the risk of ... considering previous findings regarding cardiac troponin T, another biomarker of cardiac injury. Unlike troponin I ...

The ability to diagnose MI was better with troponin I, but T better predicted mortality. Both tests have strengths, ...

The rate of cardiac injury as determined by cTnI in this study was 19%. In trying to identify any factors that may contribute to an overestimation of cardiac injury, we consider the use of cTnI ...

Hugo Katus' comment comes after the publication of two studies that assessed cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels in the general population and in elderly individuals, respectively, using a new highly ...

Background Fabry disease (FD) causes multiorgan sphingolipid accumulation, with cardiac involvement responsible for the ...

New data from US centers suggest some overtesting in patients without chest pain, and undertesting in those who do.

(The Lancet) Taken from the same blood sample, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I had a slightly higher diagnostic accuracy for heart attacks, while high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T had higher ...