Admission troponin-I predicts subsequent cardiac complications and mortality in acute stroke patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The importance of troponin elevation at stroke presentation remains uncertain. We aimed to assess whether baseline ultrasensitive Troponin I (hs-TnI) predicts cardiac complications and outcome in acute stroke patients.

Method

Stroke patients admitted within 6 h were consecutively enrolled from May 2013 to March 2014. Blood samples were taken at admission to determine hs-TnI by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. hs-TnI > 34.2 pg/ml (male) and >15.6 pg/ml (female) were considered elevated. Complications during in-hospital stay and outcome at 90 days were prospectively recorded. Independent predictors of cardiac complications (heart failure and acute coronary syndrome) and mortality were determined by logistic regression. The additional predictive value of hs-T

SUBMITTER: Bustamante A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301235 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature