What is the cause of troponin I?
What is the cause of troponin I? Share on Pinterest Elevated troponin levels may result from sepsis, kidney failure, heart failure, or a traumatic injury to the heart. Very high levels of troponin typically indicate that a person has had a heart attack, which can occur if the blood supply to some of the heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked. Can you have elevated troponin without heart attack? Elevated cardiac troponin, a diagnostic marker of damage to the heart, may occur even if a patient has not had a heart attack, according to a study published in JACC: Basic to Translational...