Association between Heavy Metals and Rare Earth Elements with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study Conducted in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Association between Heavy Metals and Rare Earth Elements with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study Conducted in the Canary Islands (Spain)

The role of inorganic elements as risk factors for stroke has been suggested. We designed a case-control study to explore the role of 45 inorganic elements as factors associated with stroke in 92 patients and 83 controls. Nineteen elements were detected in >80% of patients and 21 were detected in...

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Main Authors: Florián Medina-Estévez, Manuel Zumbado, Octavio P. Luzardo, Ángel Rodríguez-Hernández, Luis D. Boada, Fernando Fernández-Fuertes, María Elvira Santandreu-Jimenez, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
stroke
cerebrovascular accident
heavy metal
rare earth element
case-control study
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/8/3/66

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