To date, only 5 studies have previously reported on associations between cardiac troponin concentration and occurrence of CVD events in patients after TIA or ischemic stroke.10, 11, 12, 13, 14 In line with our study, the INSPIRE-TMS study involving 889 patients with TIA or minor stroke found that hs-cTnT levels >14 ng/L were significantly associated with 1.63-fold risk of CVD over a mean follow-up of 3.2 years.10 This evidence concerns the gene MAP3K14 and transient ischemic attack.