Association of poor prognosis with total homocysteine levels in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
第一作者:Dandan Wang
通讯作者:Xingquan Zhao
2020-09-09
Homocysteine is an intermediate sulfhydryl-containing amino acid. According to previous studies, high level of Hcy could induce a neuro-inflammatory process due to its abilities to react with cytokines in the brain, leading to increased permeability of blood-brain barrier and impaired integrity of cerebral vessels. There is convincing evidence that elevated plasma Hcy level is associated with higher poor prognosis from ischemic stroke, it is still unclear whether the Hcy level is associated with the prognosis of ICH. So we aimed to find the relationship between Hcy levels and poor prognosis of ICH in a Chinese population.
It is a cohort study. We aimed to use Person test and logistic regression to find the relationship between Hcy levels and poor prognosis of ICH.
High Hcy level was independently associated with poorer 3-month prognosis and a lower survival rate within one year in patients with ICH.