Is there a correlation between hs-CRP levels andfunctional outcome of Ischemic Stroke?

Taheraghdam, Aliakbar and Aminnejad, Siamak and Pashapour, Ali and Rikhtegar, Reza and Ghabili, Kamyar (2012) Is there a correlation between hs-CRP levels andfunctional outcome of Ischemic Stroke? Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29 (1). ISSN 1681-715X

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Abstract

Objective: C-reactive protein, a well known marker of inflammation is being investigated as a probable marker of predicting acute cardiovascular events and its severity. The aim of the present study was to assess the possible role of highly-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in predicting short-term functional outcome of ischemic stroke.

Methodology: A prospective study was conducted on subjects admitted with first attack of confirmed ischemic stroke. It included 50 male and 52 female. Serum hs-CRP was measured in the 2nd (CRP-D2) and 5th days (CRP-D5) post-stroke. Modified Rankin scale (MRS) was measured in all subjects in the 2nd (MRS-D2), 5th days (MRS-D5) and also 3 month (MRS-M3) after stroke to assess the short-term functional outcome and mortality of subjects.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 71.75±11.44 years. The mortality rate was 47.1% in the third months after stroke. There was no significant correlation between CRP-D2 and MRS-M3 and also between CRP-D5 and MRS-M3 (P > 0.05). However there was a significant association between high CRP-D2 (CRP > 3) and MRS-M3 and also between high CRP-D5 and MRS-M3 (P < 0.005).

Conclusion: This study showed that the value of CRP by itself could not predict the severity of short-term functional disability and it might not be useful as a clinical tool for predicting outcome.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: ScienceOpen Library > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 16 May 2023 05:44
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2024 04:16
URI: http://scholar.researcherseuropeans.com/id/eprint/1271

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