Aortic stiffness is related to cerebral lesion growth in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Objective: Cerebral lesion growth in acute ischemic stroke leads to secondary neurological deterioration and poor outcome. Whether cSBP and arterial stiffness are related to the early brain infarct growth in patients after ischemic stroke is unknown.

Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dariusz Gasecki, Mariusz Kwarciany, Kamil Kowalczyk, Anna Gójska-Grymajło, Tomasz Nowicki, Edyta Szurowska, Pierre Boutouyrie, Stephane Laurent, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Bartosz Karaszewski Source Type: research