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Early management of mild ischaemic stroke: role of dual antiplatelet treatment.

Scheitz JF, Endres M.
Eur Heart J. 2025 Oct 17:ehaf734.

Unrecognized Myocardial Fibrosis Detected by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiovascular MRI in Patients With Ischemic Stroke.

Hellwig S, Fonseca AC, Meinel TR, Murthy SB, Mengel A, Yaghi S, Krumm P, Goldstein ED, Stengl H, Ganeshan R, von Rennenberg R, Blaszczyk E, Almeida AG, Marto JP, Schütze J, Notz AS, Gräni C, Fiebach JB, Greulich S, Endres M, Schulz-Menger J, Merkler AE, Jung S, Nolte CH, Haeusler KG, Scheitz JF
I-SCaR Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Dec;18(12):1399-1401.

Artificial intelligence for prediction of atrial fibrillation in the stroke unit: a retrospective derivation validation cohort study.

Schoels M, Krumm L, Nelde A, Olma MC, Nolte CH, Scheitz JF, Klammer MG, Leithner C, Meisel A, Scheibe F, Krämer M, Haeusler KG, Endres M, Meisel C.
EBioMedicine. 2025 Aug;118:105869.

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

tengl H, Böhme S, Richter O, Hellwig S, Klammer MG, Ganeshan R, Reimann L, Lieschke S, von Rennenberg R, Audebert HJ, Doehner W, Nolte CH, Endres M, Scheitz JF.
Eur Stroke J. 2025 Jun 21:23969873251346008

Ischemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and a recent ischemic stroke, TIA, or intracranial hemorrhage: A World Stroke Organization (WSO) scientific statement.

Sposato LA, Cameron AC, Johansen MC, Katan M, Murthy SB, Schachter M, B Sur N, Yaghi S, Aspberg S, Caso V, Hsieh CY, J Hilz M, Nucera A, Seiffge DJ, Sheppard MN, Martins SC, Bahit MC, Scheitz JF, Shoamanesh A.
Int J Stroke. 2025 Apr;20(4):385-400.

How the brain impacts the heart: lessons from ischaemic stroke and other neurological disorders.

Stengl H, Poller WC, Di Vece D, Templin C, Endres M, Nolte CH, Scheitz JF.
Heart. 2025;111:99-108. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324173

Sex Differences in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Injury After Stroke.

Rosso M* , Stengl H* , Ganeshan R, Hellwig S, Klammer MG, von Rennenberg R, Bohme S, Nolte CH, Audebert HJ, Endres M, Kasner, S. E. and Scheitz, J. F.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2024;13:e032755. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.032755

Association Between Stroke Lesion Size and Atrial Fibrillation Detected After Stroke: An Observational Cohort Study.

Klammer, M. G., Reimann, L., Richter, O., Lieschke, S., Stengl, H., Hellwig, S., Ganeshan, R., Schols, M., Nelde, A., Meisel, C., Villringer, K., Nolte, C. H., Endres, M. and Scheitz, J. F.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2024;13:e035285. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035285

Heart rate turbulence in acute ischemic stroke.

Stengl, H., Ganeshan, R., von Rennenberg, R., Hellwig, S., Herm, J., Krause, T., Bauer, A., Endres, M., Georg Haeusler, K*., Scheitz, J. F.* and Nolte, C. H*.
Eur Stroke J. 2023:23969873231211166. doi: 10.1177/23969873231211166

Data lake-driven analytics identify nocturnal non-dipping of heart rate as predictor of unfavorable stroke outcome at discharge.

Nelde A*, Klammer MG*, Nolte, C. H., Stengl, H., Kramer, M., von Rennenberg, R., Meisel, A., Scheibe, F., Endres, M., Scheitz, J. F*. and Meisel, C*.
J Neurol. 2023;270:3810-3820. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11718-x

Enhanced diagnostic workup increases pathological findings in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: results of the prospective HEBRAS study.

Hellwig, S., Krause, T., Scheitz, J. F., Herm, J., Grittner, U., Jauert, N., Fiebach, J. B., Kasner, M., Doehner, W., Endres, M., Wachter, R., Elgeti, T., Nolte, C. H. and Haeusler, K. G.
Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2023. doi: 10.1136/svn-2022-002179

Myocardial injury in patients with acute ischemic stroke detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

Blaszczyk, E., Hellwig, S., Saad, H., Ganeshan, R., Stengl, H., Nolte, C. H., Fiebach, J. B., Endres, M., Kuhnt, J., Groschel, J., Schulz-Menger, J. and Scheitz, J. F.
Eur J Radiol. 2023;165:110908. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110908

Frequency, associated variables, and outcomes of acute myocardial injury according to the fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Stengl, H., Ganeshan, R., Hellwig, S., Klammer, M. G., von Rennenberg, R., Bohme, S., Audebert, H. J., Nolte, C. H., Endres, M. and Scheitz, J. F.
Eur Stroke J. 2022;7:413-420. doi: 10.1177/23969873221120159

Stroke-Heart Syndrome: Recent Advances and Challenges.

Scheitz, J. F., Sposato, L. A., Schulz-Menger, J., Nolte, C. H., Backs, J. and Endres, M.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2022;11:e026528. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.026528

Cardiomyocyte Injury Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Stengl, H., Ganeshan, R., Hellwig, S., Blaszczyk, E., Fiebach, J. B., Nolte, C. H., Bauer, A., Schulz-Menger, J., Endres, M. and Scheitz, J. F.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2021;10:e24186. doi: 10.2196/24186

Neurological update: use of cardiac troponin in patients with stroke.

Scheitz, J. F., Stengl, H., Nolte, C. H., Landmesser, U. and Endres, M.
J Neurol. 2021;268:2284-2292. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10349-w

Clinical correlates and prognostic impact of neurologic disorders in Takotsubo syndrome.

Cammann, V. L.*, Scheitz, J. F*., von Rennenberg, R., Jancke, L., Nolte, C. H., Szawan, K. A., Stengl, H., Wurdinger, M., Endres, M., Templin, C., Ghadri, J. R. and Inter, T. A. K. Consortium
Sci Rep. 2021;11:23555. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01496-9

Cardiac Troponin and Recurrent Major Vascular Events after Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack.

Hellwig, S., Ihl, T., Ganeshan, R., Laumeier, I., Ahmadi, M., Steinicke, M., Weber, J. E., Endres, M., Audebert, H. J. and Scheitz, J. F.
Ann Neurol. 2021;90:901-912. doi: 10.1002/ana.26225

Post-Stroke Cardiovascular Complications and Neurogenic Cardiac Injury: JACC

Sposato, L. A., Hilz, M. J., Aspberg, S., Murthy, S. B., Bahit, M. C., Hsieh, C. Y., Sheppard, M. N., Scheitz, J. F., World Stroke Organisation, Brain and Heart Task, Force.
State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020.

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T for Risk Stratification in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.

Scheitz, J. F., Pare, G., Pearce, L. A., Mundl, H., Peacock, W. F., Czlonkowska, A., Sharma, M., Nolte, C. H., Shoamanesh, A., Berkowitz, S. D., Krahn, T., Endres, M. and Navigate-Esus Biomarker Working Group.
Stroke. 2020;51:2386-2394. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029628

Association Between High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and Risk of Stroke in 96 702 Individuals: A Meta-Analysis.

Broersen, L. H. A., Stengl, H., Nolte, C. H., Westermann, D., Endres, M., Siegerink, B. and Scheitz, J. F.
Stroke. 2020;51:1085-1093. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028323

Stroke-heart syndrome: clinical presentation and underlying mechanisms.

Scheitz, J. F., Nolte, C. H., Doehner, W., Hachinski, V. and Endres, M.
Lancet Neurol. 2018;17:1109-1120. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30336-3

Stroke in right dorsal anterior insular cortex Is related to myocardial injury.

Krause, T., Werner, K., Fiebach, J. B., Villringer, K., Piper, S. K., Haeusler, K. G., Endres, M., Scheitz, J. F. and Nolte, C. H.
Ann Neurol. 2017;81:502-511. doi: 10.1002/ana.24906

Coronary angiographic findings in acute ischemic stroke patients with elevated cardiac troponin: The troponin elevation in acute ischemic stroke (TRELAS) study.

Mochmann, H. C*., Scheitz, J. F.*, Petzold, G. C., Haeusler, K. G., Audebert, H. J., Laufs, U., Schneider, C., Landmesser, U., Werner, N., Endres, M., Witzenbichler, B. and Nolte, C. H.
Circulation. 2016;133:1264-1271. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018547

Insular Cortex Lesions, Cardiac Troponin, and Detection of Previously Unknown Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Scheitz, J. F., Erdur, H., Haeusler, K. G., Audebert, H. J., Roser, M., Laufs, U., Endres, M. and Nolte, C. H.
Stroke. 2015;46:1196-1201. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008681

Prognostic relevance of cardiac troponin T levels and their dynamic changes measured with a high-sensitivity assay in acute ischaemic stroke: Analyses from the TRELAS cohort.

Scheitz, J. F., Mochmann, H. C., Erdur, H., Tutuncu, S., Haeusler, K. G., Grittner, U., Laufs, U., Endres, M. and Nolte, C. H.
International journal of cardiology. 2014;177:886-893. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.036

Frequency, determinants and outcome of elevated troponin in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Scheitz, J.F., Endres, M., Mochmann, H.C., Audebert, H.J. and Nolte, C.H.
Int J Cardiol. 2012;157:239-242. doi: S0167-5273(12)00073-3 [pii];10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.055 [doi]

#Media

List of Media Links

The LancetNeurology in conversation with Jan Scheitz – Stroke-Heart Syndrom

The LancetNeurology/Spotify, 11/2018

Webinar – Stroke and the Brain-Heart Axis

World Stroke Academy/Youtube, 26.02.2021

Ulrich Timm im Gespräch mit Prof. Jan F. Scheitz

tagesschau24, 04.11.2023

Webinar – Management of stroke in the era of oral anticoagulation

World Stroke Academy/Youtube, 19.09.2023

MINT Magie – Kann man sich das Herz wirklich brechen?

MINTmagie/Youtube, 03.02.2024

How the brain impacts the heart: lessons from ischaemic stroke and other neurological disorders

Heart podcast. 20.05.2025

The stroke-heart syndrome: current concepts and new developments

ESC 365. 28.01.2025
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