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Associations of high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels with the prevalence of asymptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis

First author:Wang J

Corresponding author:Zhao x

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  • Person in charge:Wang J
  • Data Sources: APAC
  • Number of papers:APAC20160058
  • Published time:2014-03-01

2014-03-01

Published articles

Journal:PLOS ONE

Publication type: Original Contributions

IF(IF): 3.24

PMID: 24447587 Link To Pubmed Full text Download

Background And Purpose

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), an inflammatory biomarker, has been demonstrated to contribute to the process of atherosclerosis and artery stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether hs-CRP level is associated with asymptomatic intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS).

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