Early prognosis of survival or death after a recent stroke by blood levels of acute-phase proteins.
From 129 patients with a recent stroke 105 survived and 24 died within 3 weeks from stroke-onset. At around 40 hours after the latter, the blood-levels of the acute-phase proteins ceruloplasmin and albumin did not forecast the death of the respective patients, but, in contradistinction, the level of fibrinogen was significantly higher in those who eventually died, than in those who survived. Therefore, a higher level of fibrinogen could be a risk-factor for death after stroke.
Ionescu
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Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania.
Haţegan
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Jipescu
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Steinbruch
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Ghiţescu
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D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D000367:Age Factors; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D015415:Biomarkers