A systematic comparison of the quality and volume of published data available on novel risk factors for stroke versus coronary heart disease.

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BACKGROUND: To identify new treatments to prevent stroke, it is important that we have reliable data on potential novel risk factors. METHODS: We studied seven novel vascular risk factors [apo-lipoprotein (b), C-reactive protein, Chlamydia pneumoniae, fibrin-D dimer, fibrinogen, Helicobacter pylori and lipoprotein (a)] and compared the amount of published data on their relations with ischaemic stroke versus acute coronary events by systematic review of all studies published up to 2003. RESUL...

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Authors: Bhatia, M; Rothwell, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 180-186
• Publication date: 2005-01-01
• DOI: 10.1159/000087202
• EISSN: 1421-9786
• ISSN: 1015-9770
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Fibrinogen; C-Reactive Protein; Apolipoproteins; Stroke; Risk Factors; Periodicals as Topic; Cohort Studies; Case-Control Studies; Helicobacter pylori; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; Coronary Disease; Chlamydophila pneumoniae