Hypertension and elevated C-reactive protein: Future risk of ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study among inner Mongolians in China

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 455-456

  Wang, Aili ^a   Xu, Tan ^a   Xu, Tian ^a   Zhang, Mingzhi ^a   Li, Hongmei ^a   Tong, Weijun ^a   Zhang, Yonghong ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Hypertension; Ischemic stroke; Prospective cohort

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LETTER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHINA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84901241984     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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