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. 2019 Jan-Mar;31(1):93–105. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20190001

Table 1.

Reasons for cardiac troponin elevation

Coronary causes
    Acute coronary syndromes
Noncoronary causes
    Severely decompensated heart failure
    Pulmonary embolism
    Aortic dissection
    Tachyarrhythmias/bradyarrhythmias
    Perimyocarditis
    Infective endocarditis
    Takotsubo
    Radiofrequency ablation
    Heart contusion
Extracardiac causes
    Shock/hypotension
    Renal failure
    Stroke
    Strenuous physical activity
    Sympathomimetic drugs
    Sepsis
    Chemotherapy