Association between mycoplasma pneumonia and increased risk of ischemic stroke: A nationwide study

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2940-2943

  Chiang, Chia Hung ^a,b,f   Huang, Chin Chou ^a,f,g   Chan, Wan Leong ^a,c,g   Chen, Yu Chun ^d,i   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^d,h   Lin, Shing Jong ^a,b,e,f   Chen, Jaw Wen ^a,b,f   Leu, Hsin Bang ^a,c,f  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Medical Research and Education   (Taiwan)

^c Healthcare and Management Center   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Cardiovascular Research Center   (Taiwan)

^f Institute of Pharmacology   (Taiwan)

^g Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

inflammation; ischemic stroke; mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 80053338507     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.608075     Document Type: Article

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