Search Tag: cTn

2025 17 Jun

Exercise is widely recognised as beneficial for cardiovascular health, yet it also places stress on the heart. During physical exertion, the heart releases troponin, a protein typically associated with cardiac injury. While elevated troponin levels are a key marker for heart attacks, new research from Radboudumc involving over 1,000 athletes sugge1Read more

2025 17 Feb

Sepsis, as defined by Sepsis-3, is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection, with high mortality rates, especially in septic shock. Sepsis can cause acute myocardial injury, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays are increasingly used to detect cardiac injury in these patients. While previo1Read more