Circulating biomarkers and incident ischemic stroke in the Framingham Offspring Study

Conclusions:
Higher levels of 4 biomarkers—CRP, tHcy, TNFR2, and VEGF—increased risk of IIS and improved the predictive ability of the Framingham Stroke Risk Profile score. Further research is warranted to explore their role as potential therapeutic targets.

Source: Neurology - September 18, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shoamanesh, A., Preis, S. R., Beiser, A. S., Kase, C. S., Wolf, P. A., Vasan, R. S., Benjamin, E. J., Seshadri, S., Romero, J. R. Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies, Incidence studies, Infarction ARTICLE Source Type: research