Higher levels of blood-based cardiac biomarkers were associated with decline in memory and risk of vascular events and mortality. Moreover, NT-proBNP and hs-cTnT were associated with incident cerebral microbleeds and cortical infarcts. Thus, these biomarkers are potentially useful in identifying patients at risk of adverse vascular events and death.
Authors: Bibek Gyanwali, Mitchell K.P. Lai, Benedict Lui, Oi Wah Liew, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Mark Richards, Christopher Chen, Saima Hilal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.120.032571
Publish Year: 2021
