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Triglycerides and non-HDL cholesterol correlated with large-artery atherosclerosis in a cohort of patients with stroke or TIA.

In view of increasing interest in associations between hyperlipidemia and stroke, these authors analyzed the lipid profiles of 1049 patients admitted to a university medical center with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). They compared levels of several lipid types in the 23.5% of patients with stroke or TIA due to large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) and in those with stroke or TIA due to other causes (such as small-vessel disease).

Compared with the other patients, those with LAA had significantly higher levels of triglycerides and of non-HDL cholesterol. Levels of LDL cholesterol did not differ between the two groups. Compared with patients with stroke or TIA due to other causes, patients with LAA were more likely to have the metabol…

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Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

More Details on Lipids and Stroke

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