A colossal, enigmatic, and long-lasting high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation
(2021) Clinica Chimica Acta — Vol. 520, p. 214-216 (2021)
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Nevraumont, Arnaud 
Labriola, Laura
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- (en) This case describes the incidental finding of a massive and persistent elevation of troponin T in a patient with end-stage renal disease. This high troponin T value was not consistent with the patient's clinical condition and the laboratory was called in to investigate this discrepancy. After exclusion of analytical interference and discovery of a discordance between troponin T and troponin I, a clinical investigation including cardiac and whole-body magnetic resonance imaging was performed. Magnetic resonance imaging results allowed us to exclude a cardiac origin of troponin elevation but revealed a skeletal muscle pathology. This case constitutes the first description of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation due to musculoskeletal pathology without cardiac involvement in a patient with end-stage renal disease.
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Deltombe, M., Nevraumont, A., Bayart, J.-L., Pouleur, A.-C., Labriola, L., & Gruson, D. (2021). A colossal, enigmatic, and long-lasting high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation. Clinica Chimica Acta, 520, 214-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2021.06.018 (Original work published 2021)