Hepatocyte Growth Factor Is Positively Associated With Risk of Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—Circulating HGF was positively associated with the incidence of stroke in a diverse, population-based cohort of men and women from the United States. Our findings support the hypothesis that circulating HGF is a marker of endothelial damage and suggest that HGF may have utility as a prognostic marker of stroke risk.

Source: Stroke - October 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Bell, E. J., Larson, N. B., Decker, P. A., Pankow, J. S., Tsai, M. Y., Hanson, N. Q., Wassel, C. L., Longstreth, W. T., Bielinski, S. J. Tags: Epidemiology, Race and Ethnicity, Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research