Role of erythrocyte sedimentation rate in ischemic stroke as an inflammatory marker of carotid atherosclerosis.

Background: Inflammation mediates a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis which is an important cause of ischemic stroke. An elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) may, therefore, be a marker of the extent andor intensity of a general atherosclerotic process and thus a marker for advanced atherosclerosis heralding increased risk of arterial thrombosis leading to ischemic stroke.

Materials And Methods: ESR was calculated in ischemic stroke patients by Westergren's method along with carotid sonography using high resolution 7.

Relation of glycated hemoglobin with carotid atherosclerosis in ischemic stroke patients: An observational study in Indian population.

Context: Glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) indicates long-term uncontrolled hyperglycemia in the body, which in diabetic patients leads to various vascular complications as a part of generalized atherosclerosis culminating ultimately into ischemic stroke.

Aims: Study aims to show the association between marker of uncontrolled long-term hyperglycemia HbA1c and marker of atherosclerosis (Carotid intima media thickness [CIMT] and carotid plaque) in ischemic stroke patients.

Subjects And Methods: Carotid sonography using high resolution 7.