In our study, a higher level of hs-cTnT was also linked to an elevated risk of all-cause death, which is already well established in stroke patients.32, 33, 34 In line with the INSPIRE-TMS study,10 we now extend this finding to death from CVD, which in our study appeared to be a major contributor to the overall significant association between hs-cTnT and the combined CVD endpoint. The gene discussed is TNNT2; the disease is Stroke.