Cardiac Troponin and Recurrent Major Vascular Events after Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack.
Simon HellwigThomas IhlRamanan GaneshanInga LaumeierMichael AhmadiMaureen SteinickeJoachim E WeberMatthias EndresHeinrich J AudebertJan F ScheitzPublished in: Annals of neurology (2021)
hs-cTnT levels are associated with incident MACE within 3 years after minor stroke or TIA and may help to identify high-risk individuals otherwise deemed at lower risk based on the ABCD2 score. If confirmed in independent validation studies, this might warrant intensified secondary prevention measures and cardiac diagnostics in stroke patients with elevated hs-cTnT. ANN NEUROL 2021;90:901-912.