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ArticleEuropean stroke journal2026

Myocardial injury in patients with acute ischemic stroke: Prevalence and types of triggers of myocardial demand ischemia.

Helena Stengl, Sophie Böhme, Oskar Richter, Simon Hellwig, Markus G Klammer, Ramanan Ganeshan, Laura Reimann, Heinrich J Audebert, Wolfram Doehner, Christian H Nolte and 2 more

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Helena StenglDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9270-7665
Sophie BöhmeDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Oskar RichterDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Simon HellwigDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Markus G KlammerDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8990-262X
Ramanan GaneshanCenter for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Laura ReimannDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Heinrich J AudebertDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4785-0366
Wolfram DoehnerCenter for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7598-708X
Christian H NolteDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5577-1775
Matthias EndresDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6520-3720
Jan F ScheitzDepartment of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5835-4627

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introductionAcute myocardial injury occurs in about every fourth patient in the early phase after ischemic stroke. It may be caused by an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand, potentially leading to type 2 myocardial infarction (MI). However, little is known about the prevalence of potential triggers of such demand ischemia in acute stroke. PATIENTS AND

methodsConsecutive patients with and without post-stroke acute myocardial injury (elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T [hs-cTnT] levels with a rise/fall >20%) were matched for age and sex and retrospectively screened for presence of predefined triggering conditions of myocardial demand ischemia and fulfillment of diagnostic criteria for acute MI.

resultsAmong 508 stroke patients analyzed (median age 81 [73-86] years, 52% female), predefined potential triggers of demand ischemia were present in 107/254 (42%) patients with acute myocardial injury and in 61/254 (24%) matched controls (adjusted OR 2.30, 95%CI 1.51-3.52, p < 0.001). Patients with a trigger were older, more often female, had more severe strokes, and more often insular cortex involvement. The most prevalent triggers were respiratory failure, sustained hypertension, supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, and hemodynamic shock. MI criteria were fulfilled in 44/254 (17%) patients with acute myocardial injury including 27/44 (61.4%) with a trigger of demand ischemia (i.e. suspected type 2 MI).

conclusionsConditions triggering a myocardial oxygen demand/supply mismatch are highly prevalent in patients with acute myocardial injury detected after stroke, notably in those fulfilling the criteria of acute MI. Stroke-specific aspects such as stroke severity or lesion location may play a role in the development of such triggers.

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Ischemic StrokeMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaStrokeAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesTroponin TTroponin T4th UDMIacute myocardial injurycentral autonomic network%demand ischemiahigh-sensitivity cardiac troponin TIschemic strokeStroke-Heart Syndrometype 2 MI

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