Clinical Review
Elevated Cardiac Troponins—Not Always an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Fed Pract. 2012 July;29(7):33
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Robin Shah, DO, MBA; Riaz Baqir, MD; and Marriyam Moten, MD
An 85-year-old female with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered mental status. While she was admitted for sepsis and had positive blood cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the patient was also noted to have an elevated troponin level of 1.32 (higher than the local laboratory normal values).