Protein C in acute stroke.

Protein C in acute stroke.

The plasma concentrations of protein C, an anticoagulant protein, and fibrinopeptide A were measured in 37 patients with acute hemispheric stroke and in age-matched controls with nonvascular neurologic diseases. In 11 stroke patients who died within 15 days after the onset (nonsurvivors) protein C antigen concentration on admission was lower than in the control group (p less than 0.005), with a...

Prognostic value of C-Reactive Protein in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is among the most common, serious, chronic and life- threatening illnesses in the world. CAD represents a spectrum of conditions, with acute myocardial infarction at one end of it and silent ischemia at the other. There is growing evidence on importance of prognosis of C- reactive protein (CPR) in unstable angina and this protein is a maker of an adve...

Predictive ability of C-reactive protein for stroke

Frequency of Raised C-reactive Protein in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Objective: To find out the frequency of raised Creactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke. Methodology: This hospital based descriptive (case series) study was carried out in Neurology Unit, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from March 2011 to December 2011. A total of 100 patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke, aged 18 years and above and o...

C-reactive protein and early mortality in acute ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that inflammation plays an important role in atherogenesis. Several studies have shown that C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammatory marker, is associated with stroke severity and outcome. But limited studies are there which show the relationship of CRP with early mortality i.e within seven days. OBJECTIVE To study the association of CRP within 24 hours a...