Table 2.
Causes of elevated troponin
| Myocardial infarction |
|---|
| Heart failure |
| End-stage renal disease |
| Pulmonary embolism |
| COPD |
| Sepsis and other critical illness |
| Acute cerebrovascular event |
| Intense exercise |
| Cardiac contusion |
| Acute pericarditis and myocarditis |
| Tachyarrythmias |
| Cardioversion |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| Coronary vasospasm |
| Cardiac surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention |
| False-positive test |
Note: Information from Inbar R, Shoenfeld Y.76
Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.