Troponin T Test | Trop-T

 

Trop T-Test or Troponin-T Test is a Marker of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Please check the Trop-T Test cost in Delhi/NCR at HOD centers and other details here. Mainly A Troponin T Test is a measure of troponin T proteins levels or I levels in the blood and It is used to detect small damage to heart muscle cells (myocytes).

The Troponin test is a hematological test that is used to measure the amount of troponin level in the blood. Troponin is a group of proteins found in cardiac (heart) muscle fibers that control muscular contraction. Troponin isnt normally found in the blood. When heart muscles become injured, troponin is then sent into the bloodstream. As the damage increases, greater amounts of troponin are released in the blood. Primarily, troponin tests are used to determine if a person has suffered a heart attack. They may also help evaluate other forms of heart injury.

Majorly there are three types of troponin proteins: troponin C, troponin T, and troponin I. Troponin C initiates the contraction by binding calcium and moves troponin I so that the two proteins that make the muscle fiber shorter can interact. While troponin T anchors the troponin complex to the muscle fiber structure. There is very small or no difference in troponin C between skeletal and cardiac muscle, but the forms of troponin I and troponin T are different. Estimating the amount of cardiac-specific troponin T or troponin I in the blood can help identify individuals who have experienced damage to their hearts.