Influence of beta-blocker therapy on the risk of infections and death in patients at high risk for stroke induced immunodepression.

Stroke-induced immunodepression is a well characterized complication of acute ischemic stroke. In experimental studies beta-blocker therapy reversed stroke-induced immunodepression, reduced infection rates and mortality. Recent, heterogeneous studies in stroke patients could not provide evidence of...

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Main Authors: Ilko L Maier, Johannes C Becker, Johanna Rosemarie Leyhe, Marlena Schnieder, Daniel Behme, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Jan Liman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5919008?pdf=render