Comparison of fasting lipid profile in ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients of a tertiary care hospital
@article{Gnanamoorthy2016ComparisonOF, title={Comparison of fasting lipid profile in ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients of a tertiary care hospital}, author={K. Gnanamoorthy and P. K. Suthakaran and K. Rajendran and K. Deepak}, journal={International Journal of Advances in Medicine}, year={2016}, volume={3}, pages={755-758} }
Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in India. Dyslipidaemia as a risk factor for cerebrovascular accidents have been explored in various studies and have been definitely established with the findings of many landmark trials. The relation of circulating cholesterol to ischemic stroke does not resemble its well-known relation to coronary heart disease and hence needs to be explored in detail. Methods: 72 patients with a first ever diagnosis of cerebrovascular… Expand
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