Elevated Total Homocysteine Levels in Acute Ischemic Stroke Are Associated With Long-Term Mortality [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Our findings suggest that elevated tHcy levels in the acute phase of an ischemic stroke can predict mortality, especially in stroke patients with the large-vessel atherosclerosis subtype.

Source: Stroke - August 24, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Shi, Z., Guan, Y., Huo, Y. R., Liu, S., Zhang, M., Lu, H., Yue, W., Wang, J., Ji, Y. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction Clinical Sciences Source Type: research