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SUBMITTER: Setyopranoto I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290450 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Setyopranoto Ismail I Malueka Rusdy Ghazali RG Panggabean Andre Stefanus AS Widyadharma I Putu Eka IPE Sadewa Ahmad Hamim AH Lamsudin Rusdi R Wibowo Samekto S
Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences 20181118 11
<h4>Background</h4>Hyperglycemia is common in acute stroke patients. Hyperglycemia can induce the production of reactive oxygen species, causing increased activity of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9).<h4>Aim</h4>This study aimed to determine an association between the increased levels of MMP-9 and the incidence of hyperglycemia in acute ischemic stroke patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a case-control study. Acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of a reference hospital in Yo ...[more]