Serum Troponin Level in Acute Ischemic Stroke Identifies Patients with Visceral Infarcts

Background and Purpose: Patients with ischemic stroke of cardioembolic origin are at risk of visceral (renal or splenic) infarction. We hypothesized that serum troponin level at time of ischemic stroke would be associated with presence of visceral infarction. Methods: Data were abstracted from a single center prospective stroke database over 18 months and included all patients with ischemic stroke who underwent contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis for clinical purposes within 1 year of stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Idrees Azher, Ashutosh Kaushal, Andrew Chang, Shawna Cutting, Brian Mac Grory, Tina Burton, Katarina Dakay, Bradford Thompson, Michael Reznik, Linda Wendell, Nicholas Stevenson Potter, Ali Mahta, Shyam Rao, Maurizio Paciaroni, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Mahesh Source Type: research