Human cytomegalovirus infection is associated with stroke in women: the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004.

Juanying ZhenMinyan ZengXiaodan ZhengHongyan QiuBernard Man Yung CheungAimin XuJun WuChao Li

Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2021)

We found a strong association between HCMV and stroke in women from the nationally representative population-based survey. This provide additional motivation for undertaking the difficult challenge to reduce the prevalence of stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
polycystic ovary syndrome
endothelial cells
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
cross sectional
cervical cancer screening
pregnant women