Mytest Troponin I – One Step cTnI Detection Test Kit (Pack of 25)

The Mytest One Step Troponin I Test device is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative presumptive detection of cardiac Troponin I in human whole blood, serum, or plasma specimens
This kit is intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI); commonly known as a heart attack

Specifications:

Detects cardiac troponin I(cTnI) as low as Conc. 0.25ng/ml
For Serum/plasma/whole blood specimen
Result in 15 minutes
No cross-reactivity

Kit contains:

Mytest Troponin I test device individually foil pouched with a desiccant
Assay Buffer
Sample Applicator (Optional)
Package insert

Troponin I is a cardiac and skeletal muscle protein useful in the laboratory diagnosis of heart attack. It occurs in different plasma concentrations but in the same circumstances as troponin T either test can be performed for confirmation of cardiac muscle damage and laboratories usually offer one test or the other.

The level of troponin that indicates a heart attack is the level above the reference range. Cardiac troponin levels are normally so low they cannot be detected with most blood tests. Having normal troponin levels 12 hours after chest pain has started means a heart attack is unlikely. A normal value range may vary slightly among different laboratories.

Troponin is attached to the protein tropomyosin and lies within the groove between actin filaments in muscle tissue. In a relaxed muscle, tropomyosin blocks the attachment site for the myosin cross-bridge, thus preventing contraction.