C-Reactive Protein and Outcome After Ischemic Stroke
Open Access
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Stroke
- Vol. 30 (5), 981-985
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.30.5.981
Abstract
Background and Purpose —Elevated concentrations of the acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) predict ischemic cardiac events in both hospital- and population-based studies and may signify a role for inflammation in the destabilization of cardiovascular disease. We examined the relationship between CRP and outcome after acute ischemic stroke. Methods —This was a subgroup analysis from a prospective observational study based in a University Hospital Acute Stroke Unit serving a population of ≈260 000. Survival time and cause of death for up to 4 years after the index stroke were determined and related to CRP concentration within 72 hours of stroke and known prognostic variables by a Cox proportional hazards regression model. Results —Ischemic stroke was diagnosed in 228 of 283 consecutive admissions. Median follow-up was 959 days. Geometric mean CRP concentration was 10.1 mg/L. Survival in those with CRP >10.1 mg/L was significantly worse than in those with CRP ≤10.1 mg/L ( P =0.00009, log-rank test). Higher CRP concentration was an independent predictor of mortality (hazard ratio, 1.23 per additional natural log unit; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.35; P =0.02), together with age and stroke severity on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Cardiovascular disease accounted for 76% of deaths in those with CRP >10.1 mg/L and 63% of deaths in those with CRP ≤10.1 mg/L. Conclusions —CRP concentration is an independent predictor of survival after ischemic stroke. These findings are consistent with a role for inflammation in acute ischemic stroke, as well as with the hypothesis that elevated CRP may predict future cardiovascular mortality.Keywords
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