Prospectively Collected Cardiovascular Biomarkers and White Matter Hyperintensity Volume in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Background: Few prospective cohort studies collect detailed information on stroke characteristics among individuals who experience ischemic stroke, including white matter hyperintensity volume, and thus cannot explore how prospectively collected biomarkers prior to the stroke influence white matter hyperintensity volume. We explored the association between a large panel of prospectively collected lipid and inflammatory biomarkers and white matter hyperintensity volume among participants in the Women's Health Study with incident ischemic stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 21, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Pamela M. Rist, Nancy R. Cook, Julie E. Buring, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Natalia S. Rost Source Type: research