TNNT2 and Hypertension: Elevated hs‐cTnT remained also significantly associated with male sex, age, hypertension, known risk factors for HD, and also linked with physical activity probably related to physiological changes in cell membrane of myocytes during exercise.28 A recent editorial and a review of 145 studies reported that both intensive long duration and also short or intermittent exercise not necessarily of high intensity can cause a rise in cardiac troponin.