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Troponin, High Sensitivityng/L

High-sensitivity troponin is a heart muscle protein. It is measured when heart muscle stress or injury is being assessed.

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What Troponin, High Sensitivity measures

High-sensitivity troponin is a heart muscle protein. It is measured when heart muscle stress or injury is being assessed.

If your Troponin, High Sensitivity is low

A low troponin is the expected result.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Nothing specific.

If your Troponin, High Sensitivity is high

Troponin above the range means heart muscle protein is present in the blood, which is commonly associated with heart muscle stress or injury; kidney function, intense exercise and heart rhythm problems can also raise it.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: This result usually needs prompt medical review; the timing of the draw relative to symptoms matters.

Typical reference range

GroupTypical range
Adultsunder 14 ng/L

Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.

If it is within range

Your high-sensitivity troponin is within the range printed by your lab.

Also listed as

hs-Troponin, hs-TnT, hs-TnI, High Sensitivity Troponin T, High Sensitivity Troponin I, Troponin T, High Sensitivity, Troponin I, High Sensitivity, HS TROPONIN

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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.