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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T for Risk Stratification in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
Author(s) -
Jan F. Scheitz,
Guillaume Paré,
Lesly A. Pearce,
Hardi Mundl,
W. Frank Peacock,
Anna Członkowska,
Mukul Sharma,
Christian H. Nolte,
Ashkan Shoamanesh,
Scott D. Berkowitz,
Thomas Krahn,
Matthias Endres
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.120.029628
Subject(s) - medicine , rivaroxaban , aspirin , hazard ratio , cardiology , stroke (engine) , myocardial infarction , troponin t , troponin , confidence interval , atrial fibrillation , warfarin , mechanical engineering , engineering
Optimal secondary prevention for patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) remains unknown. We aimed to assess whether high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels are associated with major vascular events and whether hs-cTnT may identify patients who benefit from anticoagulation following ESUS.

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