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 |