From: Determinants of high sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation in acute ischemic stroke
All patients | hs-cTnT ≤14 ng/L | hs-cTnT > 14 ng/L | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 287) | (n = 131) | (n = 156) | ||
Age (y) | 76 (65–83) | 65 (59–76) | 81 (74–87) | <0.001 |
Females | 129 (44.9) | 59 (45.0) | 70 (44.9) | 0.977 |
Medical history: | ||||
Cerebrovascular disease | 61 (21.3) | 18 (13.7) | 43 (27.6) | 0.004 |
Coronary heart disease | 72 (25.1) | 15 (11.5) | 57 (36.5) | <0.001 |
Congestive heart failure | 33 (11.5) | 4 (3.1) | 29 (18.6) | <0.001 |
Atrial fibrillation | 79 (27.5) | 20 (15.3) | 59 (37.8) | <0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 39 (13.6) | 10 (7.6) | 29 (18.6) | 0.007 |
Smoking | 53 (18.5) | 36 (27.5) | 17 (10.9) | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 179 (62.4) | 67 (51.1) | 112 (71.8) | <0.001 |
Hyperlipidemia | 86 (30.0) | 35 (26.7) | 51 (32.7) | 0.271 |
Vital signs: | ||||
Pulse | 77.4 (±17.3) | 76.8 (±15.1) | 78.0 (±19.0) | 0.818 |
Systolic BP | 165.9 (±30.3) | 167.9 (±29.5) | 164.3 (±30.9) | 0.337 |
Diastolic BP | 87.1 (±15.0) | 88.1 (±13.2) | 86.2 (±16.3) | 0.152 |
NIHSS | 4 (2-9) | 3 (1-7) | 4 (2-12) | 0.001 |
rt-PA | 27 (9.4) | 21 (16.0) | 6 (3.8) | <0.001 |
Blood leukocyte count (109/L) | 7.6 (6.4-9.8) | 7.6 (6.0-9.6) | 7.6 (6.6-9.8) | 0.276 |
eGFR (mL/min) | 71.0 (±21.8) | 79.4 (±19.4) | 63.9 (±21.3) | <0.001 |
TOAST | ||||
Small vessel | 65 (22.6) | 37 (28.2) | 28 (17.9) | 0.038 |
Large artery | 51 (17.8) | 23 (17.6) | 28 (17.9) | 0.931 |
Cardioembolic | 84 (29.3) | 20 (15.3) | 64 (41.0) | <0.001 |
Other/ undetermined | 87 (30.3) | 51 (38.9) | 36 (23.1) | 0.004 |