U.S. Food and Drug Administration opined that biotin interference (from supplemental biotin) cause a falsely low result in a troponin test. Low level of troponin may lead to a misdiagnosis diagnosis of a heart attack that might be disastrous in some situations. We should be cautious about Biotin supplementation in patient who have cardiac risk factors. What is your opinion?
IF the laboratory is using biotin technology then the issue of intereference in assessing Troponin arises.The hitch is if the patient is taking high dose of biotin then chances of intereference is there.Most of the vitamins and dietary supplement used in skin, hair,nail treatment contains nearly more than 150 times the recommended.The recommended dose is 30micrograms,but supplements contain 10-30mg.
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