troponin

Noun

Meaning

troponin (countable and uncountable, plural troponins)

(biochemistry, medicine) A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage.

Examples

Among 29 people with no obvious reason for elevated troponin, such as a heart attack, they found two patterns of myocarditis, or heart muscle inflammation. Source: Internet

Calcium ions also combine with the regulatory protein troponin C in the troponin complex to enable contraction of the cardiac muscle, and separate from the protein to allow relaxation. citation The adult resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 bpm. Source: Internet

Two tests of troponin are often taken - one at the time of initial presentation, and another within 3–6 hours, citation with either a high level or a significant rise being diagnostic. Source: Internet

Players will need to take regular resting ECG and troponin tests, however. Source: Internet

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