Plasma levels of von Willebrand factor in the etiologic subtypes of ischemic stroke
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2011

Background: Compared with coronary artery disease, there are few studies on von Willebrand factor (VWF) in ischemic stroke (IS). Moreover, there is little information on VWF in the etiologic subtypes of IS. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate VWF in IS and in the etiologic subtypes of IS. Patients/methods: The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke (SAHLSIS) is a case-control study comprising 600 patients and 600 matched controls. Etiologic IS subtype was defined according to the TOAST criteria. Blood sampling was performed in the acute phase and after 3 months. Results: The levels of VWF were increased in overall IS, at both time-points. The 3-month VWF levels were increased in the subtypes of large-vessel disease (LVD), cardioembolic (CE) stroke and cryptogenic stroke, but not in the subtype of small-vessel disease (SVD), as compared with the controls. The acute phase VWF levels were significantly increased in all four subtypes. In the multivariate regression analysis, with vascular risk factors as covariates, the 3-month VWF levels were associated with CE stroke and cryptogenic stroke, and the acute phase VWF levels with all subtypes. There were significant subtype-specific differences in VWF, with the highest levels in LVD and CE stroke. Conclusions: The present results show that VWF levels are increased in patients with IS. Furthermore, the VWF levels differ between etiologic IS subtypes and thus, it is important to consider etiologic subtypes in future studies of VWF in patients with IS.

endothelial dysfunction

c-reactive protein

risk-factors

stroke

hemorrhagic stroke

1st-ever stroke

ischemic

markers

von Willebrand factor

p-selectin

platelet activation

nonvalvular atrial-fibrillation

TOAST subtype

coronary-heart-disease

Författare

Ellen Hanson

Göteborgs universitet

Katarina Jood

Göteborgs universitet

S. Karlsson

Göteborgs universitet

Staffan Nilsson

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematisk statistik

Göteborgs universitet

Christian Blomstrand

Göteborgs universitet

Christina Jern

Göteborgs universitet

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

1538-7933 (ISSN) 1538-7836 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 2 275-281

Ämneskategorier

Hematologi

DOI

10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04134.x

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2017-10-08