High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation Detected After Stroke: Implications for Subsequent Cerebrocardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT: Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be detected at the time of ischemic stroke or newly detected after stroke. While AF detected after stroke (AFDAS) is associated with poor outcomes compared to sinus rhythm, its prognostic implications relative to known-AF are inconsistent. High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) is a biomarker of myocardial injury, but its role in predicting AFDAS in stroke patients is unclear. We aimed to evaluate hs-cTn as a predictor for AFDAS and to compare all-cause death, readmission for heart failure (HF) and readmission for stroke among patients with non-AF, AFDAS, and known-AF in the post-ischemic stroke period. Methods: From August 2014 to July 2017, 1506 patients with acute ischemic stroke were consecutively enrolled in a retrospective si

SUBMITTER: Kim BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12608220 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature