Is a troponin test high at 188 with HCM

Mine was high at 170 and I went to the hospital. The Cardiologist is the only one who can tell you what is really happening after he does testing.

Both my Troponin and BNP readings are higher than those of healthy heart people, yet they are normal for me. They are measures of different proteins produced when 'heart failure" occurs. Besides heart attacks, HCM, heart surgery, there are probably many other things that can cause these numbers to be high. Please talk to your care team about this to ease your mind. I did, mine appreciated that I did a little research and asked questions.

Hi walking girl, I am also a walking girl. I have HCM asymptomatic diagnosed 20 years ago, on bisoprolol to improve ventricular filling and control palpitations. Recently had a full set of tests just to calibrate whether things had changed and they hadn't so relieved about that but had a BNP for the first time which was abnormal 900+, and just had a Troponin test for the first time and that was 38 which was also abnormal. Out of interest what are your numbers and have they always been that way. Wish I had some history on these numbers.

@bigheart12345 Only your doctor or care team can tell you what is abnormal for you. My experience: I went to the ER last year with an awful headache for 4 days straight and then chest pain. They took my troponin twice and I was at a 7 both times. Later that day ended up with a fever and went back to the ER, troponin went up to 80 and was admitted with sepsis. Mine went up to 760 the next day. So it's really relative what's going on, symptoms, and if the data can help diagnose disease states and set up a treatment plan. At least that is my understanding.

@bigheart12345 I had a successful septal myectomy in July at Mayo and those numbers your quoted are very close to mine. For ME, that isn’t concerning, but these things are individual and only your doctor can tell you if it is concerning for you.

@bigheart12345 My doctor looks at my trends. We bighearts have abnormal readings. I hesitate to state my numbers because we are all chemically different. Your doctor should have a detailed history of your numbers/test results. I am copying my post from Oct 17th: "Both my Troponin and BNP readings are higher than those of healthy heart people, yet they are normal for me. They are measures of different proteins produced when 'heart failure" occurs. Besides heart attacks, HCM, heart surgery, there are probably many other things that can cause these numbers to be high. Please talk to your care team about this to ease your mind. I did, mine appreciated that I did a little research and asked questions." June-July this year I had Lyme Disease, the BNP shot up like a rocket and was very, very concerning. My cardiologist had me test again after a week-10 days on the antibiotic, BNP took a nosedive. Write down your concerns and ask your cardiologist.

It goes up And down for what reason not sure, just had a ICD put in a week ago.
I am waiting on a referral from my cardiologist so I can make a appointment in March at Mayo Clinic.
After a failed Myectomy and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy side effects coming back three months after surgery was not what I expected.
I have been fighting with this awful
disease I have been on most of all of the cardio medication and the side effects are worse than the disease itself for me anyway each person has there own story .
I hope the second time around will be better .

@walkinggirl I am waiting for my cardiologist to send me the write up. At my last consult, the result wasn't available. It's just that in 20 years previous cardiologists have never done the BNP or Troponin test so I have zero history. Logically, if everything else is consistent (apart from LA dia which has increased) then these blood test results should be consistent too. He wasn't worried about BNP and said that was normal for me at 900+ but he also said he expected that Troponin would be normal which it isn't. Thanks for the reply. Keep well.

@mmicahk

Hope you are ok now, I love trends and unfortunately this is the first time for these two tests so have nothing to go on.

@ginabassford thanks, my consultant like others likes trends and these are the first blood tests for me, fortunately everything else seems consistent (apart from LA dia) which is reassuring.