Open AccessChanges in Plasma Homocyst(e)ine in the Acute Phase After Stroke
Author(s) -
Virginia J. Howard,
M Kellis,
George C. Newman,
Stanley N. Cohen,
George Howard,
M.R. Malinow,
James F. Toole
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/hs0202.103069
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , modified rankin scale , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , ischemic stroke , endocrinology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Elevated plasma homocyst(e)ine [H(e)] concentration has been associated with an increased risk of stroke. Although the literature suggests that H(e) increases from the acute to the convalescent phase after a stroke, it is not known whether H(e) changes within the acute period.
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