My wife, s troponin-t test show 8.24.is it a matter of concern. Also, she is taking serta 50 0-0-1 and alprazolam 0.5 0-0-1. should she change her medication? Thanks.

Dr. Sushil Kumar Sompur VPsychiatrist15yrs exp

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You mention that you wife's condition is schizophrenia and that she is on medications that are anti-anxiety anti-depressants in nature. I also am not sure if your mentioning lamitor od 200 in the medication list is even possible. However, we need more information as to why a troponin t test was done and if it was due to chest pain and a repeat troponin t test is elevated as well, you need to immediately consult a emergency physician and your psychiatrist. Please do so as soon as possible. Look forward to hearing from you. If you need help with booking an appointment online with me on this website either text, an appointment for a confidential and private consultation you may do so by contacting the help desk of Lybrate.  

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Test data shown is difficult to interprate as it has be calculated on percentile value. Please share report copy. A high troponin and even slight elevations may indicate some degree of damage to the heart. When a person has significantly elevated troponin levels and, in particular, a rise and/or fall in the results from a series of tests done over several hours, then it is likely that the person has had a heart attack or some other form of damage to the heart. Levels of troponin can become elevated in the blood within 3 to 6 hours after heart injury and may remain elevated for 10 to 14 days. Increased troponin levels are not be used by themselves to diagnose or rule out a heart attack. A physical exam, clinical history, and ecg are also important. Your healthcare practitioner may also need to see whether the troponin levels from a series of tests are stably elevated or show a rise and/or fall over several hours. In people with angina, an elevated troponin may indicate that their condition is worsening and they are at increased risk of a heart attack. Troponin levels may also be elevated with other heart conditions such as myocarditis (heart inflammation), weakening of the heart (cardiomyopathy), or congestive heart failure, and with conditions unrelated to the heart, such as severe infections and kidney disease. Normal troponin values in a series of measurements over several hours means that it is unlikely that a person's heart has been injured. Signs and symptoms may be due to a cause unrelated to the heart. Take care along with medicine she need attention, try to do psycotherapy under the guidance of professional. If you are interested in some more alternate method to improve her health, please try to connect to us via Lybrate help desk.  

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