Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A calcium-regulated protein occurring in three subunits in skeletal and cardiac muscle that, in conjunction with tropomysin, interacts with actin and myosin to facilitate muscle contraction. Blood troponin levels are a biomarker for muscle damage, as in myocardial infarction.
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- noun biochemistry, medicine A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The test that's used conventionally is called troponin, which is just a protein that measures whether there's been death of heart cell, muscle cell tissue.
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In the runners, levels of an enzyme called troponin, which rises in response to a strained heart and reduced flow of blood, were highest immediately after the marathon.
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It gave them echocardiograms and tested their blood for troponin, which is a protein found in cardiac muscle cells and is an indication of cardiovascular problems.
Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007
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It gave them echocardiograms and tested their blood for troponin, which is a protein found in cardiac muscle cells and is an indication of cardiovascular problems.
Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007
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Age - and sex-adjusted incidence of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction also declined since 2005, which followed widespread implementation of sensitive cardiac testing known as troponin I, which helps diagnose heart attacks.
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A new test based on these five proteins, says Van Eyk, could provide a more definitive answer to the question how serious is it? much earlier than existing assays for heart attack, such as tests for troponin proteins I and T. Van Eyk says commercially available tests for cardiac troponin, which is released into the blood in telltale patterns for heart attack, provide results too late to take preventive action, and after some damage has already occurred.
RxPG News : Latest Medical, Healthcare and Research News 2008
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Cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin I and natriuretic peptides, are well-established for risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes and heart failure.
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Cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin I and natriuretic peptides, are well-established for risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes and heart failure.
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Released into the blood when the heart is injured, cardiac protein biomarkers such as troponin-T and creatinine kinases, are the basis of medical tests of patients in which a heart attack is suspected.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin-T and creatinine kinases are proteins used for heart attack diagnosis.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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It can be dangerous for people who have a history of heart problems; some studies have found that cold-water swimming increases the level of troponin in the blood, a protein that’s released into the bloodstream during heart attacks.
Oh no! I’m sorry to report that cold plunges are great Madeleine Aggeler 2023
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