Why the study?
Does aortic stiffness predict functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke?
Population
99 patients with acute ischemic stroke, mean age 63.7 ± 12.4 years, admission National Institutes of Health…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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May refine prognostication in acute ischemic stroke; hypothesis-generating for aortic stiffness as a modifiable target.
Does aortic stiffness predict functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke?
Aortic stiffness, measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is an independent predictor of 90-day functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Gąsecki et al. (2011) studied this question.
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