Copeptin and Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Vascular Events After Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: Population-Based Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In patients with TIA and ischemic stroke, copeptin predicted recurrent vascular events and death, particularly after cardioembolic TIA/stroke. Further validation is required, in particular, in studies using more extensive cardiac evaluation.

Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Greisenegger, S., Segal, H. C., Burgess, A. I., Poole, D. L., Mehta, Z., Rothwell, P. M. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research