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I was diagnosed with tietze syndrome last week and given prednisone which has helped a great deal. I was having chest pains, and went to the ER.
EKG-Norma
Chest xray normal
BP-112/74
Pulse-66
Troponin 1 level was 0.02, cutoff on lab paperwork is 0.05
All other blood work normal.
I am concerned about the troponin level. If everything else is healthy why the troponin of 0.02
Is this a normal level, should I be concerned?
I am 38, and take Lipitor for my cholesterol.
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Cardiologist
Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
Troponin levels below the cut off limit are not a major worrying issue. Some amount of Troponin can be there due to breakdown of muscles. In case of severely ill patients small tropinin rise may indicate poor prognosis. But that isn't the case with you.
Feel free to discuss further,
Regards
Dr Vivek Mahajan
DM Cardiology