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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2017 Jul 27;15(8):591–599. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1355238

Table.

Atrial biomarkers and stroke

Cardiac biomarker Association
Atrial Fibrillation Associated with ischemic stroke and embolic infarcts
Atrial Cardiopathy Biomarkers
 Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia Associated with ischemic stroke
 Increase P-wave Terminal Force in V1 Associated with ischemic stroke, embolic stroke subtypes, and brain infarcts
 Left Atrial Enlargement Associated with ischemic stroke, embolic stroke subtypes, and brain infarcts
 N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide Associated with ischemic stroke, cardioembolic stroke subtypes, and brain infarcts
 High sensitivity cardiac troponin T Associated with ischemic stroke and cardioembolic stroke subtypes
Left atrial appendage biomarkers in atrial fibrillation
 Left appendage morphology Non-chicken wing morphology associated with ischemic stroke
 Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast Associated with ischemic stroke risk and embolic events
 Reduced left atrial appendage flow velocity Associated with ischemic stroke