Elevated levels of D-dimers increase the risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. Findings from the EPICOR Study - Di Castelnuovo, Augusto; Agnoli, Claudia; de Curtis, Amalia; Giurdanella, Maria Concetta; Sieri, Sabina; Mattiello, Amalia; Matullo, Giuseppe; Panico, Salvatore; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; de Gaetano, Giovanni; et al. (Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2014)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers; Brain Ischemia - blood; Brain Ischemia - epidemiology; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Hemorrhage - blood; Cerebral Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Female; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products - analysis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - epidemiology; Inflammation - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Triglycerides - blood; risk factors; cerebrovascular disease; Stroke / prevention; epidemiological studies; coagulation factors