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What Does Low Troponin Value Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 18 Mar 2014
Question: Went to er dizzy .. My labs ok but why is the troponin <0.02 range (0.02-0.04) and says L for low ?? Why did they let me go home is that serious ??
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Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (45 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Hello, Good day. Please dont worry seeing a low Troponin value. It is not serious. Detailed Answer: Hello, Good evening and welcome to healthcare magic. Your Troponin levels are normal. Please dont get worried seeing the L. Troponin is an enzyme which is released from cardiac muscle when it is injured. However, it takes few hours to start raising after a cardiac injury. Your Troponin levels are reassuring and indicate that there was probably no injury to your heart to cause that dizzy episode. That was the reason the ER discharged you. The machine and the assay used can not detect a level lesser than 0.02 so any value below that will be shown as < 0.02. The low values are not signifcant. Smile and relax. TAke care Binu
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What Does Low Troponin Value Indicate?

Brief Answer: Hello, Good day. Please dont worry seeing a low Troponin value. It is not serious. Detailed Answer: Hello, Good evening and welcome to healthcare magic. Your Troponin levels are normal. Please dont get worried seeing the L. Troponin is an enzyme which is released from cardiac muscle when it is injured. However, it takes few hours to start raising after a cardiac injury. Your Troponin levels are reassuring and indicate that there was probably no injury to your heart to cause that dizzy episode. That was the reason the ER discharged you. The machine and the assay used can not detect a level lesser than 0.02 so any value below that will be shown as < 0.02. The low values are not signifcant. Smile and relax. TAke care Binu