Table 2.

Clinical conditions associated with elevated troponin levels.

Coronary conditions	Non-coronary cardiac conditions	Non-coronary non-cardiac (non-ischemic) conditions
Plaque rupture or erosion	Myocarditis	Stroke
Coronary artery spasm	Takotsubo cardiomyopathy	Pulmonary embolism
Spontaneous coronary dissection	Cardiomyopathies	Sepsis
Aortic dissection with coronary artery involvement	Cardiac trauma	Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Coronary microvascular disorder	Strenuous exercise	End stage renal failure
Thrombophilia	Tachyarrhythmias
Sympathomimetic agents	Cardiotoxins