Correlation between CH2DS2-VASc Score and Serum Leptin Levels in Cardioembolic Stroke Patients: The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome

Objective. To determine adipokines levels in patients with different etiologic subtypes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) status. Methods. Serum adiponectin, leptin, and resistin levels were determined by ELISA in 99 AIS patients and 59 stroke-free control group subjects....

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Main Authors: Anna Szczepańska-Szerej, Jacek Kurzepa, Aneta Grabarska, Joanna Bielewicz, Ewa Wlizło-Dyś, Konrad Rejdak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7503763