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What is the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test?

Since the first use of troponin testing, several generations of more refined and more reliable tests have been developed and used to help diagnose heart attack more rapidly and accurately.

The high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test (hs-cTnT) is the latest generation of the cardiac enzyme testing that allows for detection of very low levels of troponin T, helping to diagnose heart attacks more quickly. If the test is negative, it can also help “rule out” heart damage from coronary artery disease

When a doctor suspect that a person is having a heart attack or heart muscle damage, they will order a blood test to check for troponin (along with other standard diagnostic tests for patients with chest pain such as EKG, chest X-ray, complete blood count, and blood chemistries). An elevated level of troponin T on the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test indicates heart muscle damage or a heart attack.

The high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test can detect very small levels of troponin T in the bloodstream. The normal range (value) for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T test (hs-cTnT) is 14 ng/l. This cutoff for the “normal” level of troponin T was determined by looking at several studies of patients who were “apparently healthy” (no heart complaints) and had this level of troponin T in the bloodstream as a baseline. Thus, when the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T test detects levels above 14 ng/l, heart damage or heart attack is likely. As the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T test becomes more widely used, further refinement in the cutoff levels for normal troponin T is expected based on patient’s age, sex, underlying medical conditions, and ethnicity.