Plasma D-dimer predicts short-term poor outcome after acute ischemic stroke.

OBJECTIVE: Haemostatic biomarkers associated with poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The objective of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of plasma D-dimer (D-D) on functional outcome at 90-day follow-up from stroke onset. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, observational cohor...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Ying Yang, Shan Gao, Jie Ding, Yan Chen, Xing-Sheng Zhou, Jing-E Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3933671?pdf=render