Specimen Requirements
Title
Troponin I, High Sensitivity
Specimen Requirement
Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, allow to clot for 30 minutes, centrifuge and send refrigerated.
Alternate collection: Collect red top, allow to clot for 30 minutes, centrifuge, transfer 1.0 mL serum to a screw top plastic vial, indicate sample type on vial and send refrigerated.
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Stability
Room temp: 4 hours, Refrigerated: 48 hours, Frozen: 180 days
Reference Range
<47 pg/mL
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
****Effective 12/29/2023 new testing for Troponin I, High Sensitivity offered****
Access hsTnI is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay for the quantitative determination of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels in human serum and plasma using the DxI Access Immunoassay Analyzers to aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI).
Test Code
TNIHS