The Clinical Significance of Troponin
According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 56 million deaths worldwide each year, of which more than 17 million people die from cardiovascular diseases, accounting for more than 31% of all death factors. In China, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is on the rise. It is estimated that there are 290 million people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, including 13 million strokes, 11 million coronary heart diseases, 5 million pulmonary heart diseases, 4.5 million heart failures, and rheumatism. There are 2.5 million congenital heart diseases, 2 million congenital heart diseases, and 270 million hypertension. Cardiovascular disease has a high mortality rate, a high disability rate, extremely high medical costs after illness, and severely impaired quality of life. Therefore, the treatment of cardiovascular disease focuses on early detection and early treatment. Troponin is a marker that reflects myocardial damage. It is a very specific...