Serum Uric Acid as an Independent Predictor of Early Death After Acute Stroke
Circulation JournalPublished 1 January 2007Open access
Asterios Karagiannis, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Κωνσταντίνος Τζιόμαλος, Maria Sileli, Savvas Savvatianos, Anna I. Kakafika
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Elevated levels of SUA are independently associated with an increased risk of early death in acute stroke and are confirmed on multiple logistic regression analysis.
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Elevated levels of SUA are independently associated with an increased risk of early death in acute stroke.
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