Why the study?
Is impaired brachial flow-mediated vasodilation associated with specific ischemic stroke subtypes?
Population
143 patients with acute ischemic stroke and 40 controls
Comparison
Measurement of brachial flow-mediated vasodilation vs Controls (n=40)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Impaired FMD was associated with lacunar infarction; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice or subtype-specific management.
Is impaired brachial flow-mediated vasodilation associated with specific ischemic stroke subtypes?
Endothelial dysfunction, as measured by impaired brachial flow-mediated vasodilation, is significantly associated with lacunar infarction compared to other ischemic stroke subtypes.
Chen et al. (2006) studied this question.
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