• Episode 70: Understanding Troponin | As Serious As A Heart Attack

  • Oct 14 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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Episode 70: Understanding Troponin | As Serious As A Heart Attack

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  • Summary

  • Troponin is a protein found in heart muscle that was a game changer when it came to diagnosing heart attacks and myocardial injury in the late 1990s. Three decades later, it is an invaluable test with widespread use throughout medicine.

    Troponin assays are venturing into their 5th generation with high-sensitivity and Point-Of-Care (POC) devices. However, there are important exceptions, caveats and pitfalls for doctors to know.

    This is the story of troponin.

    Our special guest:

    Our special guest is Dr Christina Trambas who is a chemical pathologist, Medical Director at St Vincent’s Pathology and chair of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australiasia (RCPA) Troponin Working Party.

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