Association of serum galectin‐3 with risks of death and vascular events in acute ischaemic stroke patients: the role of hyperglycemia

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-421
Author(s):  
N. Zeng ◽  
A. Wang ◽  
C. Zhong ◽  
X. Zheng ◽  
Z. Zhu ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Piotr Kowal ◽  
Anna Marcinkowska-Gapinska

Background. Yield shear stress (YSS) well characterizes the thixotropic status of blood, that exemplifies a reversible loss of blood fluidity due to a low shear rate. At the stable haematocrit ratio YSS depends mainly on the fibrinogen level.Aim. Since the role of other biochemical factors in the YSS phenomenon in cerebral ischaemia has not been well known, we have undertaken this problem in a group of stroke patients. Material and Methods. The study was carried out in 36 patients with acute ischaemic stroke and in 12 controls. YSS was estimated by means of microviscometric method. In all subjects the concentration of the following biochemical factors were assayed: albumin, IgG, IgA, IgM, apolipoprotein A, and B, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL and fibrinogen. Then the thixotroipic effect of all biochemical factors and their correlations to fibrinogen were estimated by means of mathematical formulas.Results. We found a positive correlation in relation to the following thixotropic effects: for all subjects and separately for patients’ group: Alb(YSS) (p < 0.001), ApoA(YSS) (p < 0.001), ApoB(YSS) (p < 0.05), chol(YSS) (p < 0.01), HDL(YSS) (p < 0.05); for patients group without additional diseases: Alb(YSS) (p < 0.05), ApoA(YSS) (p < 0.005), chol(YSS) (p < 0.05), HDL(YSS) (p < 0.02), LDL(YSS) (p < 0.05). There were not any significant correlations in controls.Conclusions. Results of the study indicated that in the interaction between the red cells and fibrinogen some additional factors appearing or activating during ischaemic process may play a role.


2021 ◽  
pp. 197140092110091
Author(s):  
Hanna Styczen ◽  
Matthias Gawlitza ◽  
Nuran Abdullayev ◽  
Alex Brehm ◽  
Carmen Serna-Candel ◽  
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Background Data on outcome of endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion suffering from intravenous thrombolysis-associated intracranial haemorrhage prior to mechanical thrombectomy remain scarce. Addressing this subject, we report our multicentre experience. Methods A retrospective analysis of consecutive acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy due to large vessel occlusion despite the pre-interventional occurrence of intravenous thrombolysis-associated intracranial haemorrhage was performed at five tertiary care centres between January 2010–September 2020. Baseline demographics, aetiology of stroke and intracranial haemorrhage, angiographic outcome assessed by the Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score and clinical outcome evaluated by the modified Rankin Scale at 90 days were recorded. Results In total, six patients were included in the study. Five individuals demonstrated cerebral intraparenchymal haemorrhage on pre-interventional imaging; in one patient additional subdural haematoma was observed and one patient suffered from isolated subarachnoid haemorrhage. All patients except one were treated by the ‘drip-and-ship’ paradigm. Successful reperfusion was achieved in 4/6 (67%) individuals. In 5/6 (83%) patients, the pre-interventional intracranial haemorrhage had aggravated in post-interventional computed tomography with space-occupying effect. Overall, five patients had died during the hospital stay. The clinical outcome of the survivor was modified Rankin Scale=4 at 90 days follow-up. Conclusion Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with intravenous thrombolysis-associated intracranial haemorrhage is technically feasible. The clinical outcome of this subgroup of stroke patients, however, appears to be devastating with high mortality and only carefully selected patients might benefit from endovascular treatment.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hongmin Li ◽  
Suliman Khan ◽  
Rabeea Siddique ◽  
Qian Bai ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-566
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Łasocha ◽  
Paweł Brzegowy ◽  
Agnieszka Słowik ◽  
Paweł Latacz ◽  
Roman Pułyk ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Paritosh Kumar Sarkar ◽  
Anwar Israil ◽  
Mohammad Sayeed Hassan ◽  
Abu Nayeem ◽  
Md Azharul Hoque ◽  
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Background: Plasma D-Dimer is a biomarker of thrombo-embolism. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the plasma D-dimer level in different types of acute ischaemic stroke patients. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Neurology & Department of Internal Medicine at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2010 to June 2012 for a period of two (02) years. Patients with ischemic stroke with history within 7 days attending in the stroke clinic of Department of Neurology or admitted in the Department of Neurology and Internal Medicine through the outpatient and emergency Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) were selected as study population for this study. Analysis of plasma D-Dimer was done in the Department of Hematology of DMCH.b Result: A total of 50 cases were recruited for this study. There were 24.0% lacunar infarcts, 40.0% atherothrombotic and 36.0% embolic infarcts in the study group. Highest level of plasma D-Dimer was observed in embolic (1700±964 ηg/ml) followed by atherothrombotic group (536±234 ηg/ml). The plasma D-Dimer was lowest (100±0 ηg/ml) in lacunar group. Concentration of Plasma D-Dimer showed significant correlation with clinical diagnosis in different subtypes of ischemic stroke (r=0.902; p=0.001) and also with risk factors, example, diabetes (r=0.319; p=0.012) and valvular heart disease (r=0.281; p=0.024), but no significant correlation with age, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and smoking. Conclusion: In conclusion plasma D-Dimer is an important bio-marker in the clinical diagnosis and subtypes of ischemic stroke patients. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2019;5(1): 13-17


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