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Is adiponectin a risk factor for transient ischaemic attacks?
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Abstract
Adiponectin is an adipocytokine, and it plays a role in atherosclerosis. The role of adiponectin in the development of ischaemic stroke is controversial. Up to now, adiponectin was not evaluated in transient ischaemic stroke. In this study, we investigated the relationship between adiponectin and transient ischaemic attack. Forty patients with transient ischaemic attack were included into the study. In all patients, traditional risk factors of ischaemic stroke and intima-media thickness of carotid arteries were determined. Also, the relationship between these parameters and adiponectin levels were examined. No difference was found in terms of adiponectin levels between patients and healthy subjects. In addition, there was no association between adiponectin levels and traditional risk factors. Our results suggest that adiponectin may not be a predictive risk factor of transient ischaemic attack. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (3): 214–218)
Abstract
Adiponectin is an adipocytokine, and it plays a role in atherosclerosis. The role of adiponectin in the development of ischaemic stroke is controversial. Up to now, adiponectin was not evaluated in transient ischaemic stroke. In this study, we investigated the relationship between adiponectin and transient ischaemic attack. Forty patients with transient ischaemic attack were included into the study. In all patients, traditional risk factors of ischaemic stroke and intima-media thickness of carotid arteries were determined. Also, the relationship between these parameters and adiponectin levels were examined. No difference was found in terms of adiponectin levels between patients and healthy subjects. In addition, there was no association between adiponectin levels and traditional risk factors. Our results suggest that adiponectin may not be a predictive risk factor of transient ischaemic attack. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (3): 214–218)
Keywords
adiponectin; transient ischaemic attack; intima-media thickness; atherosclerosis; lipid profile
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Is adiponectin a risk factor for transient ischaemic attacks?
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214-218
Published online
2015-07-01
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DOI
10.5603/EP.2015.0027
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(3):214-218.
Keywords
adiponectin
transient ischaemic attack
intima-media thickness
atherosclerosis
lipid profile
Authors
Ufuk Sener
Irem fatma Uludag
Sukran Kose
Murat Ozcelik
Yasar Zorlu
