Inflammatory Markers and Outcomes After Lacunar Stroke: Levels of Inflammatory Markers in Treatment of Stroke Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Among recent lacunar stroke patients, IL-6 and TNF receptor concentrations predict risk of recurrent vascular events, and they are associated with the effect of antiplatelet therapies. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00059306.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/47/3/659?rss=1

Source: Stroke - February 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Boehme, A. K., McClure, L. A., Zhang, Y., Luna, J. M., Del Brutto, O. H., Benavente, O. R., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research