Arterial stiffness is associated with raised levels of the inflammatory marker erythrocyte sedimentation rate among ischaemic stroke patients.
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.
De Silva
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National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital campus, Singapore. gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg
Woon
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Gan
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Chen
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Chang
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Cameron
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Kingwell
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Wong
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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*
D015415:Biomarkers; D018836:Inflammation Mediators