Exercising is healthy, but it also puts strain on the heart. During physical exertion, the protein troponin is released—a biomarker indicative of cardiac damage. New research from Radboudumc involving ...

Adding high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays on top of conventional risk-prediction methods can potentially improve primary prevention efforts, according to a new meta-analysis. While best known ...

Background and Goal: Chest pain is a common but challenging symptom for general practitioners to evaluate, as it can be caused by both serious conditions and more benign issues. This study assessed ...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) can predict mortality and clinical events even in patients without overt heart disease, suggests a large cohort study that expands on research suggesting ...

QUEBEC CITY — Preoperative elevated troponin levels were associated with a more than fourfold increased risk for major cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) ...

A prospective cohort study of 13,862 patients showed that among those who underwent isolated coronary-artery bypass grafting or aortic-valve replacement or repair, the threshold high-sensitivity ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old male who apparently suffered a case of food poisoning. I say apparently because no cause was ever discovered for the uncontrollable vomiting and diarrhea that lasted ...

Dr. Roach: My mom was just admitted to the hospital with chest pressure. She had just lost her husband of 62 years last week, and she initially thought this was just stress. They said she might have a ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained to detect blocked coronary arteries based on electrocardiogram (ECG) readings performed better than expert clinicians and was on par with troponin T ...

Some people with heart disease experience a restriction of blood flow to the heart in response to psychological stress. Usually silent (not painful), the temporary restriction in blood flow, called ...

Researchers have known for some time now that cardiovascular health can impact a person’s risk for dementia. Past studies show that certain heart-related conditions may increase a person’s risk of ...