title: Relation of cardiac troponin I levels with in-hospital mortality in patients with ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: Troponin I levels were drawn within 24 hours of stroke in 161 of 175 patients (92%) with ischemic stroke, 94 of 107 patients (88%) with intracerebral hemorrhage, and 96 of 96 patients (100%) with subarachnoid hemorrhage. A troponin level >0.4 ng/ml was considered increased. In patients with ischemic stroke, in-hospital mortality occurred in 15 of 23 patients (65%) with increased troponin I compared with 6 of 138 patients (4%) with normal troponin I (p <0.001). In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, in-hospital mortality occurred in 9 of 14 patients (64%) with increased troponin I compared with 22 of 80 patients (28%) with normal troponin I (p <0.005). In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, in-hospital mortality occurred in 8 of 20 patients (40%) with increased troponin I compared with 8 of 76 patients (11%) with normal troponin I (p <0.005). In conclusion, patients with ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage with elevated troponin I levels have increased in-hospital mortality.
authors: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors: Rasham
authors: R
authors: Sandhu
authors: Wilbert S
authors: WS
authors: Aronow
authors: Archana
authors: A
authors: Rajdev
authors: Rishi
authors: R
authors: Sukhija
authors: Harshad
authors: H
authors: Amin
authors: Katharine
authors: K
authors: D'aquila
authors: Amandeep
authors: A
authors: Sangha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019210:Troponin I