Why the study?
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and increased intima-media thickness serves as an early non-invasive marker of arterial wall alteration.
Is there a correlation between carotid intima-media thickness and dyslipidemia in patients with stroke?
Is there a correlation between carotid intima-media thickness and dyslipidemia in patients with stroke?
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Association between carotid IMT and dyslipidemia in stroke supports further study; leaves open causal inference and practice change.
Background: Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. An early sign of atherosclerosis is hypertrophy of the arterial wall. Increased intima-media thickness (IMT) is a non-invasive marker of arterial wall alteration, which can easily be assessed in the carotid arteries by high-resolution B-mode ultrasound. Hence it was sought to assess correlation between carotid intima-media thickness and dyslipidemia in patients with stroke.
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