TY - JOUR A1 - Montellano, Felipe A. A1 - Kluter, Elisabeth J. A1 - Rücker, Viktoria A1 - Ungethüm, Kathrin A1 - Mackenrodt, Daniel A1 - Wiedmann, Silke A1 - Dege, Tassilo A1 - Quilitzsch, Anika A1 - Morbach, Caroline A1 - Frantz, Stefan A1 - Störk, Stefan A1 - Haeusler, Karl Georg A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Heuschmann, Peter U. T1 - Cardiac dysfunction and high-sensitive C-reactive protein are associated with troponin T elevation in ischemic stroke: insights from the SICFAIL study JF - BMC Neurology N2 - Background Troponin elevation is common in ischemic stroke (IS) patients. The pathomechanisms involved are incompletely understood and comprise coronary and non-coronary causes, e.g. autonomic dysfunction. We investigated determinants of troponin elevation in acute IS patients including markers of autonomic dysfunction, assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) time domain variables. Methods Data were collected within the Stroke Induced Cardiac FAILure (SICFAIL) cohort study. IS patients admitted to the Department of Neurology, Würzburg University Hospital, underwent baseline investigation including cardiac history, physical examination, echocardiography, and blood sampling. Four HRV time domain variables were calculated in patients undergoing electrocardiographic Holter monitoring. Multivariable logistic regression with corresponding odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) was used to investigate the determinants of high-sensitive troponin T (hs-TnT) levels ≥14 ng/L. Results We report results from 543 IS patients recruited between 01/2014–02/2017. Of those, 203 (37%) had hs-TnT ≥14 ng/L, which was independently associated with older age (OR per year 1.05; 95% CI 1.02–1.08), male sex (OR 2.65; 95% CI 1.54–4.58), decreasing estimated glomerular filtration rate (OR per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2 0.71; 95% CI 0.61–0.84), systolic dysfunction (OR 2.79; 95% CI 1.22–6.37), diastolic dysfunction (OR 2.29; 95% CI 1.29–4.02), atrial fibrillation (OR 2.30; 95% CI 1.25–4.23), and increasing levels of C-reactive protein (OR 1.48 per log unit; 95% CI 1.22–1.79). We did not identify an independent association of troponin elevation with the investigated HRV variables. Conclusion Cardiac dysfunction and elevated C-reactive protein, but not a reduced HRV as surrogate of autonomic dysfunction, were associated with increased hs-TnT levels in IS patients independent of established cardiovascular risk factors. KW - echocardiography KW - ischemic stroke KW - troponin KW - heart failure KW - biomarkers Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-300119 VL - 22 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heuschmann, Peter U. A1 - Montellano, Felipe A. A1 - Ungethüm, Kathrin A1 - Rücker, Viktoria A1 - Wiedmann, Silke A1 - Mackenrodt, Daniel A1 - Quilitzsch, Anika A1 - Ludwig, Timo A1 - Kraft, Peter A1 - Albert, Judith A1 - Morbach, Caroline A1 - Frantz, Stefan A1 - Störk, Stefan A1 - Haeusler, Karl Georg A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph T1 - Prevalence and determinants of systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction and heart failure in acute ischemic stroke patients: The SICFAIL study JF - ESC Heart Failure N2 - Aims Ischaemic stroke (IS) might induce alterations of cardiac function. Prospective data on frequency of cardiac dysfunction and heart failure (HF) after IS are lacking. We assessed prevalence and determinants of diastolic dysfunction (DD), systolic dysfunction (SD), and HF in patients with acute IS. Methods and results The Stroke‐Induced Cardiac FAILure in mice and men (SICFAIL) study is a prospective, hospital‐based cohort study. Patients with IS underwent a comprehensive assessment of cardiac function in the acute phase (median 4 days after IS) including clinical examination, standardized transthoracic echocardiography by expert sonographers, and determination of blood‐based biomarkers. Information on demographics, lifestyle, risk factors, symptoms suggestive of HF, and medical history was collected by a standardized personal interview. Applying current guidelines, cardiac dysfunction was classified based on echocardiographic criteria into SD (left ventricular ejection fraction < 52% in men or <54% in women) and DD (≥3 signs of DD in patients without SD). Clinically overt HF was classified into HF with reduced, mid‐range, or preserved ejection fraction. Between January 2014 and February 2017, 696 IS patients were enrolled. Of them, patients with sufficient echocardiographic data on SD were included in the analyses {n = 644 patients [median age 71 years (interquartile range 60–78), 61.5% male]}. In these patients, full assessment of DD was feasible in 549 patients without SD (94%). Prevalence of cardiac dysfunction and HF was as follows: SD 9.6% [95% confidence interval (CI) 7.6–12.2%]; DD in patients without SD 23.3% (95% CI 20.0–27.0%); and clinically overt HF 5.4% (95% CI 3.9–7.5%) with subcategories of HF with preserved ejection fraction 4.35%, HF with mid‐range ejection fraction 0.31%, and HF with reduced ejection fraction 0.78%. In multivariable analysis, SD and fulfilment of HF criteria were associated with history of coronary heart disease [SD: odds ratio (OR) 3.87, 95% CI 1.93–7.75, P = 0.0001; HF: OR 2.29, 95% CI 1.04–5.05, P = 0.0406] and high‐sensitive troponin T at baseline (SD: OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.31–2.42, P = 0.0003; HF: OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.17–2.33, P = 0.004); DD was associated with older age (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.05–1.11, P < 0.0001) and treated hypertension vs. no hypertension (OR 2.84, 95% CI 1.23–6.54, P = 0.0405). Conclusions A substantial proportion of the study population exhibited subclinical and clinical cardiac dysfunction. SICFAIL provides reliable data on prevalence and determinants of SD, DD, and clinically overt HF in patients with acute IS according to current guidelines, enabling further clarification of its aetiological and prognostic role. KW - Stroke KW - Heart failure KW - Cardiac dysfunction| Brain natriuretic peptide KW - Troponin Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-225656 VL - 8 IS - 2 ER - TY - THES A1 - Quilitzsch, Anika T1 - Charakterisierung der diastolischen Dysfunktion bei Schlaganfallpatienten T1 - Characterisation of diastolic dysfunction in stroke patients N2 - Wenige Publikationen beschäftigen sich mit der diastolischen Dysfunktion (DD) bei Schlaganfallpatienten. Um diese Datenlücke zu bearbeiten, wurden, im Rahmen der SICFAIL-Kohortenstudie, Schlaganfallpatienten hinsichtlich des Vorhandenseins einer diastolischen Funktionsstörung in Anlehnung an, zum Zeitpunkt des Verfassens dieser Arbeit, aktuelle Empfehlungen anhand echokardiographischer Parameter eingeteilt und charakterisiert. Zudem konnten Erkenntnisse über Einflussfaktoren gewonnen werden, die mit einer DD assoziiert sind. Dabei zeigte sich, dass Schlaganfallpatienten mit einer diastolischen Funktionsstörung älter sind als Schlaganfallpatienten ohne DD und dass mit steigendem Lebensalter auch die Chance für eine DD ansteigt. Zudem bestand häufiger eine medikamentös behandelte aber auch eine unbehandelte arterielle Hypertonie, die mit dem Auftreten einer DD assoziiert ist. Diese Erkenntnisse decken sich mit den Ergebnissen verschiedener Arbeitsgruppen, die sich mit dem Vorkommen der DD in der Allgemeinbevölkerung beschäftigt haben. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit ermittelte Prävalenz der diastolischen Funktionsstörung bei Schlaganfallpatienten ist deutlich niedriger als diejenige, die in anderen Forschungsarbeiten herausgefunden wurde. Unterschiedliche Definitionen der DD können ein Grund dafür sein. Es bedarf aber weitere Forschungsarbeit in diese Richtung genauso wie eine stärkere Etablierung der aktuellen Definitionsgrundlagen der DD um umfassende und einheitliche Erkenntnisse über die diastolische Funktionsstörung bei Schlaganfallpatienten und auch in der Allgemeinbevölkerung zu erlangen. Zudem sollte ein weiteres Forschungsziel sein, mögliche Einflüsse der DD auf das Outcome der Patienten nach ischämischem Schlaganfall zu identifizieren, um diese gezielt in die Erarbeitung von Präventionsmaßnahmen aufzunehmen. N2 - Few studies have been published on diastolic dysfunction (DD) in stroke patients. To address this data gap, the SICFAIL cohort study classified and characterised stroke patients for the presence of diastolic dysfunction based on echocardiographic parameters according to current recommendations at the time of writing. In addition, insights into influencing factors associated with DD could be gained. This showed that stroke patients with diastolic dysfunction are older than stroke patients without DD and that the chance to obtain DD increases with age. In addition, drug-treated but also untreated arterial hypertension was more frequently associated with the occurrence of DD. These findings are in line with the results of various research groups that have studied the occurence of DD in the general population. The prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in stroke patients found in this academic work is significantly lower than that found in other studies. Different definitions of DD may be one reason. However, further research is needed in this direction as well as a stronger establishment of the current definition of DD in order to obtain comprehensive knowledge about diastolic dysfunction in stroke patients and also in the general population. In addition, another research objective should be to identify possible effects of DD on the outcome of patients after ischaemic stroke, so that these can be specifically included in the development of preventive measures. KW - Herzinsuffizienz KW - Schlaganfall KW - Diastolische Dysfunktion KW - Ischämischer Schlaganfall KW - Diastolic Dysfunction KW - Heart failure KW - Ischaemic Stroke Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-328597 ER -