Spuriously Elevated Cardiac Troponin in the Setting of Atypical Chest Pain Presentation

Spuriously Elevated Cardiac Troponin in the Setting of Atypical Chest Pain Presentation

A 47-year-old woman presented with atypical chest pain and a troponin level of 30.15 ng/dl. A detailed diagnostic work-up did not detect an acute myocardial infarction but revealed the presence of heterophile antibodies. Laboratory values need to be interpreted in the context of the clinical picture...

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Main Authors: Kamal M. Kassem, MD, Mahboob Ali, MD, Naseem Ghazanfari, MD, Mohamed Effat, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
cardiac magnetic resonance
computed tomography
electrocardiogram
heterophile antibodies
left-sided catheterization
troponin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920303405
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Summary:A 47-year-old woman presented with atypical chest pain and a troponin level of 30.15 ng/dl. A detailed diagnostic work-up did not detect an acute myocardial infarction but revealed the presence of heterophile antibodies. Laboratory values need to be interpreted in the context of the clinical picture when test results do not correspond to clinical findings. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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