Sex Differences in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Injury After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex differences in presentation, treatment, and prognosis of cardiovascular disorders are well recognized. Although an association between acute myocardial injury and mortality after ischemic stroke has been demonstrated, it is unclear whether prevalence and outcome of poststroke acute myocardial injury differ between women and men.

Methods and results

We prospectively screened consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke and serial high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T measurements admitted to our center. Acute myocardial injury was defined as at least 1 high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T value above the upper reference limit (14 ng/L) with a rise/fall of >20%. Rates of acute myocardial injury were also calculated using sex-specific high-sensitivity cardiac tro

SUBMITTER: Rosso M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944046 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature