Hepatocyte growth factor and risk of incident stroke in Black and White Americans in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study

CONCLUSION: In the REGARDS study, higher HGF was associated with increased risk of incident ischemic stroke in Black and White adults, with a doubling in risk of HGF in the top quintile compared with the lowest quintile after adjusting for other stroke risk factors.PMID:38511198 | PMC:PMC10950816 | DOI:10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102340

Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - March 21, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Sarah R Gillett Insu Koh Neil A Zakai Suzanne E Judd Timothy B Plante George Howard Mary Cushman Source Type: research