Troponin elevation predicts critical care needs and in-hospital mortality after thrombolysis in white but not black stroke patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stroke patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) are at increased risk for critical care interventions and mortality. Cardiac troponin elevation is common in stroke patients; however, its prognostic significance is unclear. The present study evaluates troponin elevation as a predictor of critical care needs and mortality in post-IVT patients and describes racial differences in its predictive accuracy.

Methods

Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis were used to determine racial differences in the predictive accuracy of troponin elevation for critical care needs and mortality in post-IVT patients.

Results

Troponin elevation predicted critical care needs in white (odds ratio [OR] 29.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]

SUBMITTER: Faigle R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4769902 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature