Serum tight-junction proteins predict hemorrhagic transformation in ischemic stroke patients.

R, Kazmierski; S, Michalak; A, Wencel-Warot; WL, Nowinski

doi:10.1212/wnl.0b013e31826e9a83

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Serum tight-junction proteins predict hemorrhagic transformation in ischemic stroke patients.

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Kazmierski R

Michalak S

Wencel-Warot A

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the significance of circulating tight-junction (TJ) proteins as predictors of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) in ischemic stroke patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined 458 consecutive ischemic stroke patients, 7.2% of whom had clinically evident HT. None of the patients w...

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