Why the study?
Are plasma ET-1 levels elevated in the acute phase of cerebral infarction compared to healthy controls?
Population
30 patients with cerebral infarction within 72 hours after the onset of focal neurologic deficit, and 30…
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Supports transient ET-1 elevation in acute cerebral infarction; hypothesis-generating without correlation to outcomes or infarct features.
Are plasma ET-1 levels elevated in the acute phase of cerebral infarction compared to healthy controls?
Plasma ET-1 levels are transiently elevated in the acute phase of cerebral infarction but do not correlate with infarct size, location, or clinical prognosis.
Alioğlu et al. (2002) studied this question.
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