Limited neural input results in muscle weakness in neuromuscular disease because of a reduction in the density of muscle innervation, the rate of neuromuscular junction activation or the efficiency of ...

Troponins are proteins released into the bloodstream if there’s heart damage. Lab results below the 99th percentile mean normal function. Higher levels could mean a heart attack or another cardiac ...

Will troponin-I elevate in circumstances other than heart conditions? I have encountered several patients without previous heart disease whose troponin I level was elevated (around 5-10 mg/dL) acutely ...

Troponin refers to three different proteins that help regulate the contractions of the heart and skeletal muscles. Normal troponin levels range from 0 to 0.04 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). The ...

How many ways can a troponin assay come up with a false positive or a false negative? In this episode of AP Cardiology, Andrew Perry, MD, tallies it up with Robert Christenson, PhD, of the University ...