Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Acute Ischemic Stroke with Elevated Cardiac Troponin: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Bhavna Balaney and Marion A Hofmann Bowman

Elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) signals myocardial necrosis and injury but does not specify the mechanism of that injury. The measurement of cardiac troponins is widely used to diagnose myocardial infarction and has become an important tool for the risk stratification and clinical management of patients with acute coronary syndrome