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STROKE
Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 1446-+Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.000833
Keywords
acute ischemic stroke; functional outcome; subclinical thyroid dysfunction
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- Vascular Dementia Research Foundation
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Background and Purpose-Subclinical hyperthyroidism is associated with adverse cardiovascular events, including stroke and atrial fibrillation. However, its impact on functional outcome after stroke remains unexplored. Methods-A total of 165 consecutively recruited patients admitted for ischemic stroke were included in this observational prospective study. Blood samples were taken in the morning within 3 days after symptom onset, and patients were divided into the following 3 groups: subclinical hyperthyroidism (0.1
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