Galectin-3 and risk of ischaemic stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke cohort.

P AroraZ AgarwalAnand VenkatramanP CallasB M KisselaN S JennyS E JuddN A ZakaiM Cushman

Published in: European journal of neurology (2017)

Galectin-3 was associated with incident ischaemic stroke in younger but not older individuals. Confirmation of this finding, and elucidation of its implications for stroke pathophysiology and prevention, is needed.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular disease
physical activity
middle aged
cerebral ischemia
type diabetes