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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Conditions commonly associated with cTn elevations

From: Cardiac biomarkers in the intensive care unit

Arrhythmias*

Aortic dissection*

Acute heart failure*

Coronary vasospasm*

Cardiomyopathy, e.g., postpartum

Coronary vasculitis, e.g., SLE, Kawasaki Syndrome*

Cardiac contusion

Chemotherapy

Hypertension*

Myocarditis

Pulmonary embolus

Sepsis/septic shock

SIRS

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Renal failure

Severe neurological disorders

Pulmonary hypertension - severe

Radiofrequency ablation*

Pericarditis

Extreme exertion

  1. *Elevations of cTn in the absence of overt ischemic heart disease or in the patient with normal coronary arteries include those patients with myocardial ischemia from noncoronary disease, and by definition come into the MI type II classification. Certain conditions result in chronic elevations of cTn, including chronic renal failure, chronic heart failure, stable CAD, marked left ventricular wall hypertrophy, and aortic stenosis [11].
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