Arterial Stiffness and Progressive Neurological Deficit in Patients With Acute Deep Subcortical Infarction
Author(s) -
Naoki Saji,
Kazumi Kimura,
Toshitaka Kawarai,
Hirotaka Shimizu,
Yasushi Kita
Publication year - 2012
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/strokeaha.112.670737
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , cardiology , odds ratio , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , pulse wave velocity , infarction , magnetic resonance imaging , blood pressure , radiology , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
The mechanism of progressive neurological deficit (PND) in patients with ischemic stroke remains unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify whether arterial stiffness, a marker of vascular endothelial impairment and arteriosclerosis, is associated with PND in patients with acute deep subcortical infarction.
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