C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6, and Vascular Recurrence After Stroke: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.
John Joseph McCabeCathal D WalshSarah GoreyKatie HarrisPablo HervellaRamon Iglesias-ReyChristina JernLinxin LiNobukazu MiyamotoJoan MontanerAnnie PedersenFrancisco F PurroyPeter M RothwellCathie L M SudlowYuji UenoMikel VicenteWilliam N WhiteleyMark WoodwardPeter J KellyPublished in: Stroke (2023)
Blood markers of inflammation were independently associated with vascular recurrence after stroke, strengthening the rationale for randomized trials of anti-inflammatory therapies for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke/TIA.