Qiao Han, Shoujiang You, Mengyuan Miao, Danni Zheng, Huaping Du, Yaming Sun, Wanqing Zhai, Chongke Zhong, Yongjun Cao, Chun-Feng Liu
BACKGROUND: The relationships between serum albumin, albumin-globulin (A/G) ratio, globulin and atherosclerosis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remain uncertain. We investigated the associations between serum albumin, A/G ratio, globulin levels and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with AIS. METHODS: A total of 1,339 AIS patients were enrolled. Admission A/G ratio was divided into quartiles, and serum albumin and globulin levels were also categorized. Carotid atherosclerosis was detected through the assessment of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT), and abnormal cIMT was characterized by mean and maximum cIMT values of ≥1 mm...
December 1, 2023: Current Neurovascular Research