Comparison of acute versus convalescent stage high-sensitivity C-Reactive protein level in predicting clinical outcome after acute ischemic stroke and impact of erythropoietin

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Yeh, Kuo Ho ^a   Tsai, Tzu Hsien ^a   Chai, Han Tan ^a   Leu, Steve ^a   Chung, Sheng Ying ^a   Chua, Sarah ^a   Chen, Yung Lung ^a   Lin, Hung Sheng ^a   Yuen, Chun Man ^a   Yip, Hon Kan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Adverse clinical outcome; Erythropoietin; High sensitivity c reactive protein

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HIGH SENSITIVITY C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANKIN SCALE; THROMBOSIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONVALESCENCE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855374215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-6     Document Type: Article

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