C-Reactive Protein and Outcome After Ischemic Stroke

1999317 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Keith W. Muir · Western Infirmary

Christopher J. Weir · Western Infirmary

W H Alwan · Western Infirmary

Iain Squire · Western Infirmary

Kennedy R. Lees · Western Infirmary

Abstract

CRP concentration is an independent predictor of survival after ischemic stroke. These findings are consistent with a role for inflammation in acute ischemic stroke, as well as with the hypothesis that elevated CRP may predict future cardiovascular mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management S100 Proteins and Annexins Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 30, Issue 5, pp. 981-985

DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.5.981

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