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SUBMITTER: Choi KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4483773 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Kyu-Sun KS Kim Hyun Jung HJ Chun Hyoung-Joon HJ Kim Jae Min JM Yi Hyeong-Joong HJ Cheong Jin-Hwan JH Kim Choong-Hyun CH Oh Suck-Jun SJ Ko Yong Y Kim Young-Soo YS Bak Koang-Hum KH Ryu Je-Il JI Kim Wonhee W Lim Taeho T Ahn Hyeong Sik HS Ahn Il Min IM Lee Seon-Heui SH
Scientific reports 20150629
Copeptin, the C-terminal part of provasopressin, has emerged as a novel prognostic marker after hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to quantitatively assess the prognostic significance of plasma copeptin level on functional outcome and mortality in patients with acute stroke using a meta-analysis of the available evidence. Thirteen relevant studies from 2,746 patients were finally included in our study. An elevated plasma copeptin level was associated with an increased risk ...[more]