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my troponin 1 level was <0.05 ng/ml
Is this normal or what
It's also important to look at the trend. If your level is 0.01 on arrival at the hospital, it could rise to 1 within 12 hours which is why it's important that the test is done again. If it turns out to be the same after 12 hours, then you are usually fine.
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Your number of less than .05 is fine. Some labs show your number as normal, others use .01. As long as your doctor has checked your heart out well I wouldn't worry, Unexplained and apparently unimportant troponin elevations occur frequently in medicine and the meaning of them remains unclear.
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