Fibrinogen concentration and risk of ischemic stroke and acute coronary events in 5113 patients with transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fibrinogen is an independent risk factor for coronary events in population-based studies and in patients with coronary heart disease, but there is uncertainty about prediction of stroke, particularly in secondary prevention. METHODS: We studied unpublished data from 3 prospe...

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Main Authors: Rothwell, P, Howard, S, Power, D, Gutnikov, SA, Algra, A, van Gijn, J, Clark, T, Murphy, M, Warlow, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004