Elevation of troponin I in acute ischemic stroke

Background. Cardiac morbidities account for 20% of deaths after ischemic stroke and is the second commonest cause of death in acute stroke population. Elevation of cardiac troponin has been regarded as a prognostic biomarker of poor outcome in patients with acute stroke.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Su, Yu-Chin, Huang, Kuo-Feng, Yang, Fu-Yi, Lin, Shinn-Kuang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830242/