Echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and immature granulocyte are novel inflammatory predictors of acute ischemic stroke: a prospective study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the most common type of stroke. Inflammation is the primary factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Use of immature granulocytes (IGs) has been recommended as a new indicator of systemic inflammation. However, data on the association betwee...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mustafa Korkut, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2022-04-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802022005008204&tlng=en