Arterial stiffness, metabolic syndrome and inflammation amongst Asian ischaemic stroke patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 872-875

  De Silva, D A ^a   Woon, F P ^a   Gan, H Y ^a   Cameron, J ^a   Kingwell, B ^a   Koh, T H ^a   Chen, C ^a   Chang, H M ^a   Wong, M C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Inflammation; Ischaemic stroke; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTERY; ASIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ARTERIES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 54549120254     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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