Open AccessViewpoint: Management of the patient with an ‘incidentally’ raised troponin
Author(s) -
John S. Ho
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0490
Subject(s) - medicine , troponin , risk stratification , chest pain , acute coronary syndrome , context (archaeology) , intensive care medicine , troponin i , value (mathematics) , cardiology , myocardial infarction , paleontology , machine learning , computer science , biology
Troponin assays are a valuable tool in early risk stratification of patients with ischaemic sounding chest pain. However, troponin is often measured outside of this clinical context. The finding of a raised troponin value may be misinterpreted as an acute coronary syndrome leading to unnecessary and sometimes dangerous anticoagulation. This article looks at some of the considerations which need to be made when interpreting the significance of a raised troponin value.