title: Arterial stiffness is associated with raised levels of the inflammatory marker erythrocyte sedimentation rate among ischaemic stroke patients.
abstract: We studied the relationship of arterial stiffness, measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and inflammation, measured by serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate among 334 ischaemic stroke patients. There was a significant correlation between carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (P = 0.001), a relationship independent of age, hypertension, diabetes and smoking. Arterial stiffness and inflammation are associated among ischaemic stroke patients and are independent of established vascular risk factors.
authors.affiliation: National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital campus, Singapore. gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: De Silva
authors.forename: F-P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Woon
authors.forename: H-Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kingwell
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018836:Inflammation Mediators