Discordance between LDL-C and apolipoprotein B is associated with large-artery-atherosclerosis ischemic stroke in patients ⩽70 years of age.
Lilian KriemlerSalome RudinJoanna GawineckaFelix GrossMarkus ArnoldJuliane SchweizerLaura WestphalCorinne InauenThomas PokornyTolga Daniel DittrichAnna ToebakMarcel ArnoldMirjam Christ-CrainArnold von EckardsteinKatharina RentschMira KatanGian Marco De MarchisPublished in: European stroke journal (2024)
Among patients aged ⩽70 years, a higher-than-expected apoB was independently associated with LAA stroke. Measuring apoB may help identify younger stroke patients potentially benefiting from intensified lipid-lowering therapy.