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This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Elevated troponin in our database from various sources. 1  Angina. 2  Cardiac amyloidosis.  Cardiac contusion.
In addition to its use in the diagnosis of MI, an elevated troponin level can identify patients at high risk for adverse cardiac events. [23, 24] Specifically, data from a meta-analysis indicated that an elevated troponin level in patients without ST-segment elevation is associated with a nearly 4-fold increase in the cardiac mortality rate.