Hao Peng, Xiao-Qin Cai, Juanying Zhen, Jiangshan Jane Shen, Heng-Shan Shen, Xin-Han Wu, Yi-Bin Zhou, Lijie Ren, Jun Wu, Aimin Xu, Tim K Tsang, Bernard Man Yung Cheung, Chao Li
BACKGROUND: Stroke is prevalent in hypertensive population. It has been suggested that unsaturated fatty acids (USFA) have protective effect on stroke. The effect of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) on stroke is still unclear. Therefore, we studied the relationship between circulating fatty acids and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in hypertensive patients. METHODS: Eighty-nine pairs including 100 men and 78 women matched by sex and age were recruited. Each pair included a hypertensive patient within 48h of AIS onset and a hypertensive patient without stroke...
March 7, 2024: American Journal of the Medical Sciences