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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Effects of serum N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide and D-dimer levels on patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Jia Li, Chengzhi Gu, Dan Li, Lan Chen, Zhenhui Lu, Lianhai Zhu, Huaiyu Huang

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jia LiJia Li, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chengzhi GuChengzhi Gu, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Dan LiDan Li, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lan ChenLan Chen, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhenhui LuZhenhui Lu, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lianhai ZhuLianhai Zhu, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Huaiyu HuangHuaiyu Huang, Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Nantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo detect the serum levels of D-dimer and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) in patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS), and to explore the risk factors of AIS.

methodsA total of 246 AIS patients treated in our hospital from January 2015 to January 2017 were selected. Meanwhile, 240 healthy subjects were selected as a control group. The D-dimer and NT-pro BNP levels of the two groups were compared. Correlations of such levels with age, gender, blood lipid, Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), fibrinogen and degree of neurological deficits were analyzed.

resultsThe AIS group had significantly higher levels of Triglyceride (TG), Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), D-dimer, NT-pro BNP and fibrinogen as well as IMT than those of the control group, but the High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) level of the AIS group was significantly lower (P<0.05). The patients with different genders and ages had significantly different D-dimer and NT-pro BNP levels (P<0.05). The D-dimer and NT-pro BNP levels were correlated with gender and age. Such levels of females were significantly higher than those of males (P<0.05). The D-dimer and NT-pro BNP levels of the ≥60 years old group significantly exceeded those of the <60 years old group (P<0.05). The levels of D-dimer and NT-pro BNP were negatively correlated with that of HDL (P<0.05), but positively correlated with TG, LDL and fibrinogen levels, IMT, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the OR values of D-dimer and NT-pro BNP were 3.65 and 6.96 respectively.

conclusionSerum D-dimer and NT-pro BNP levels usually increased in AIS patients, and the levels were significantly correlated with AIS onset.

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Acute ischemic strokeD-dimerN-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide

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