Metabolic syndrome and stroke recurrence in Chinese ischemic stroke patients--the ACROSS-China study.

OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome has emerged as a novel risk factor in cardiovascular disease due to its potential for predicting stroke in population-based studies. We investigated the relationship of metabolic syndrome with stroke recurrence. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of Chinese pati...

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Main Authors: Donghua Mi, Qian Jia, Huaguang Zheng, Kolin Hoff, Xingquan Zhao, Chunxue Wang, Gaifen Liu, Yilong Wang, Liping Liu, Xianwei Wang, Yongjun Wang, Investigators for the Survey on Abnormal Glucose Regulation in Patients with Acute Stroke Across China ACROSS-China
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515495?pdf=render