Association of Exhaled Carbon Monoxide With Stroke Incidence and Subclinical Vascular Brain Injury: Framingham Heart Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In this large, community-based sample of individuals without clinical stroke/transient ischemic attack at baseline, higher exhaled CO was associated with a greater burden of subclinical cerebrovascular disease cross-sectionally and with increased risk of stroke/transient ischemic attack prospectively. Further investigation is necessary to explore the biological mechanisms linking elevated CO with stroke.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Primary Prevention, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research