Troponin I, High Sensitivity 3 hour (Test Code – HST3H) - Rochester Regional Health Laboratories

Preferred Specimen

SST – Serum	Green Top Gel Tube – Plasma (Heparin)
CSH – Clifton Springs Hospital	CPH – Canton – Potsdam Hospital
MH – Massena Hospital	CSH – Clifton Springs Hospital ED and Oncology ONLY
RGH – Rochester General Hospital	GH – Gouverneur Hospital
UH – Unity Hospital	MH – Massena Hospital – ED ONLY
	NWCH – Newark Wayne Community Hospital
	UMMC – United Memorial Medical Center

Draw specimen 3 hours post draw from the original zero hour collection to have the delta calculated.

Deliver to the Laboratory

1.0 mL

1 hour from specimen arrival in the Laboratory

4 hours from specimen arrival in the Laboratory

Included in the result for troponin is the calculated delta (the difference between the zero hour and the three hour).

Reference Ranges are site and gender dependent:

High Sensitivity Troponin:

Reference Range CPH and MH ONLY: Reference Range All other Sites:

Female: 0 – 53 pg/mL Female: 0 – 50 pg/mL

Male: 0 – 78 pg/mL Male: 0 – 75 pg/mL

Reference Range DELTA (the same for all sites):

Female: 0 – 9 pg/mL

Male: 0 – 14 pg/mL

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