Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum in 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen.

Stability (Room): 8 hrs

Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs

Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks

Method: CMIA

Comment:

Price: Contact Medilab

Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs

Usage: Troponin-I is a cardiac marker elevated only in patients suffering from acute Myocardial Infarction. Patients with renal disease or acute muscle injury show normal levels. High sensitivity assays can detect elevated levels of Troponin-I (above the 99th percentile of an apparently healthy reference population) within 3 hours after the onset of chest pain.

Specialty: Cardiologist

Disease: Heart diseases

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Home Collection: Available

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Pre-test Information: No special preparation required