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Cardiac troponin levels are usually too low to measure. Elevated troponin T levels indicate that there has been some form of damage to the heart.

Strenuous exercise can also temporarily elevate troponin levels for a brief time. The effects of a heart attack would keep troponin T levels elevated for up to two weeks.

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Abnormal troponin T levels are generally the product of some form of heart damage (heart attack).

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Increased troponin levels indicate myocardial infarction or injury in a person with chest pain or pressure.

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