Tag Cardiac Biomarkers
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Troponin in Critical Illness

Troponin abnormality is set at the 99th percentile in the healthy population, As the tests become more and more sensitive, the absolute cutoff value for “abnormal” has become lower and lower and the test has become less specific for myocardial infarction

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Cardiac Biomarkers

Biomarkers can potentially be used to detect and monitor a wide range of cardiac conditions in the critical care setting