Background: During the past decade, an increasing number of prospective studies have
focused on the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the …

Background and Purpose— Little is known about intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen
activator (rtPA) use in China. By accessing the Chinese National Stroke Registry (CNSR)…

Background and Purpose— To develop and validate a risk score (acute ischemic stroke-associated
pneumonia score [AIS-APS]) for predicting in-hospital stroke-associated pneumonia (…

Background Genome-wide association studies found common variants in the fat mass and
obesity-associated (FTO) gene associated with adiposity in Caucasians and Asians but the …

Background Previous reports have shown inconsistent results on clinical outcomes between
women and men after stroke, and little is known about gender differences on outcomes in …

Introduction Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of leading causes of
mortality and morbidity worldwide. Several predictive models have been developed for ICH; …

The FTO gene harbors variation with the strongest effect on adiposity and obesity risk.
Previous data support a role for FTO variation in influencing food intake. We conducted a …

Background and Purpose— Medical complications are common among patients with stroke.
However, little is known about the potential interrelationship among them. In the present …

Background and Purpose— The prevalence of diabetes is high among patients with
ischemic stroke. However, the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation and clinical …

Background The relationship between uric acid and stroke prognosis is ambiguous. Some
studies have explored this relationship in acute stroke but have different results. In this study, …