(biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.
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troponin
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The doctors got nervous, my blood tests are still negative, no troponin and the ECK is also negative, except one line.
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(biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.
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noun
(biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.
Example sentences
The doctors got nervous, my blood tests are still negative, no troponin and the ECK is also negative, except one line.
Before they bring you to the cath lab with a suspected MI, the ER is likely going to draw blood to get troponin levels at a 2-hour interval.
No signs of heart attack or heart damage (which high troponin is supposed to be an indicator of).
In the emergency room they took my blood to check if troponin is in my blood.
What I was told in the ER is that troponin basically only shows up when there's been heart muscle damage so is a pretty clear sign.
The ER doctor thought everything was fine and was going to release me until my troponin levels came back elevated.
The troponin level provides a quick and accurate measure of any heart muscle damage.
All patients had resolution of chest pain and down-trending serum troponin level before discharge.
Worst part for me was the 8 hours waiting for troponin levels.
For the first time they found troponin in my blood.
And elevated troponin is not definitive of permanent heart damage.
Is it somehow detecting troponin in the blood stream?
Quote examples
"And elevated troponin is not definitive of permanent heart damage." What else causes heart damage and troponin to release?
It's used to help in the assessment following suspected heart attack." Troponin was part of the research - and in 1:43 trooponin was detected post-shot vs.
For the first time they found troponin in my blood Probably a selfish, personal comment, but I immediately searched for the word "troponin" in this thread and smiled to see it in the second post.
Re: "found that 18% -- not one third -- experienced any detectable cardiac effect" This research found 1:43 harm - because that harm included detection of damage to the heart via blood: "Troponin blood test - troponin is a protein which is released into the blood stream when the heart muscle is damaged.
Proper noun examples
Troponin assays became widely available in the late 1990s/early 2000s, and dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin + clopidogrel) around 2000s.
Troponin shows up in the blood when there's been damage to heart muscle.
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How do you use troponin in a sentence?
The doctors got nervous, my blood tests are still negative, no troponin and the ECK is also negative, except one line.
What does troponin mean?
(biochemistry, medicine, cardiology) A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.
What part of speech is troponin?
troponin is commonly used as noun.