Study: Biomarkers Hint at Increased Likelihood for Silent Strokes

Researchers at the Methodist Hospital in Houston have found two biomarkers that indicate risk for “silent” strokes. These biomarkers, high blood levels of troponin T and NT-proBNP, have been widely investigated as predictors of heart and vascular disease.

“The biomarkers are effective at identifying people who are likely to have mild brain disease and stroke well before damage is done,” a researcher says, believing that assessing the risk for not just cardiac events, but stroke and asymptomatic disease are key in launching preventative efforts before it’s too late. Click here to read the full article.