The constitution gives congress the power to set its own pay and also provide other compensations for its members. Today, senators and representatives receive $136, 672 a year. Each member also receives a number of fringe benefits.
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 a healthy individual, troponin is not detectable in the blood. Increased levels of troponin indicate damage to the heart; as a general rule, the bigger the increase, the more damage has been done. If the results show a large increase in troponin levels, it is very likely that the patient has had a heart attack.