title: Platelets and Inflammatory Parameters Do Not Affect Long-Term Survival after Acute Stroke.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  According to literature, the inflammatory response and platelets are associated with coronary heart disease mortality. In this study, we examine if similar relationships exist after acute cerebral infarctions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2005 and 2007, individuals (n = 61) hospitalized with acute stroke were investigated 2.1 ± .3 (SD) days after hospital admission. After 9.3 ± .7 (SD) years, 29 patients (age 79 ± 8 [SD]; 12 women) had died. They were compared with survivors (age 69 ± 9 [SD]; 9 women) with respect to inflammatory parameters and platelet features such as activity and reactivity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inflammation and platelets at the acute event do not forecast long-term survival of stroke sufferers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden. Electronic address: petter.jaremo@telia.com.
authors.forename: Petter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Järemo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eriksson-Franzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oweling
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden; Department of Social and Welfare, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Micha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milovanovic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D009195:Peroxidase
keywords: C-reactive protein; Cerebral infarction; P-selectin; mortality; neutrophil counts; platelet activity; platelet reactivity