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| Title | TROPONIN |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate serum.</p> |
| Methodology | |
| Stability | Refrigerated: 24 hours; Frozen: 1 year |
| Reference Range | By Report |
| Turnaround | 1 day |
| Clinical Use | <p>Troponin I is used as a cardiac marker. It can be detected at 4 to 8 hours following onset of chest pain with peak concentrations at 12 to 16 hours, and remains elevated for 5 to 9 days, providing more opportunity for detecting myocardial infarction or excluding the diagnosis.</p> |
| Test Code | TROP |
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