Plasma C3 and C3a Levels in Cryptogenic and Large-Vessel Disease Stroke: Associations with Outcome
Author(s) -
Anna Stokowska,
Sandra Olsson,
Lukas Holmegaard,
Katarina Jood,
Christian Blomstrand,
Christina Jern,
Marcela Pekna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1421-9786
pISSN - 1015-9770
DOI - 10.1159/000328238
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , modified rankin scale , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiology , ischemic stroke , gastroenterology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Inflammation seems to be a key player in the pathophysiology of stroke. In this study, we compared plasma C3 and C3a levels in cryptogenic and large-vessel disease (LVD) subtypes of ischemic stroke and control subjects and evaluated their association to outcome at 3 months and 2 years.
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