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Role of erythrocyte sedimentation rate in ischemic stroke as an inflammatory marker of carotid atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Inflammation mediates a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis which is an important cause of ischemic stroke. An elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) may, therefore, be a marker of the extent andor intensity of a general atherosclerotic process and thus a marker for ad...

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Autores principales: Singh, Amit Shankar, Atam, Virendra, Yathish, Besthenahalli Erappa, Das, Liza, Koonwar, Seiddhartha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24741248
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.127870