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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Homoarginine Associates with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Atrial Fibrillation and Predicts Adverse Events after Stroke.

Laura Schwieren, Märit Jensen, Robert Schulz, Susanne Lezius, Elena Laxy, Magalie Milatz, Götz Thomalla, Rainer Böger, Christian Gerloff, Tim Magnus and 2 more

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura SchwierenDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Märit JensenDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Robert SchulzDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Susanne LeziusInstitute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Elena LaxyDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Magalie MilatzDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Götz ThomallaDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Rainer BögerInstitute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3770-5357
Christian GerloffDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Tim MagnusDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Edzard SchwedhelmInstitute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3597-6276
Chi-Un ChoeDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DE

Funding

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung 2018_EKES.04Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung 2020 EKES.16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homoarginine is associated with cardio- and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the underlying pathomechanisms remain elusive. Here, we evaluated the association of homoarginine with adverse events (i.e., death, stroke, and myocardial infarction) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in stroke patients. In the prospective bioMARKers in STROKE (MARK-STROKE) cohort, patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) were enrolled. Plasma homoarginine concentrations were analyzed and associated with clinical phenotypes in cross-sectional (374 patients) and prospective (273 patients) analyses. Adjustments for possible confounders were evaluated. A two-fold increase in homoarginine was inversely associated with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score at admission, cIMT, and prevalent atrial fibrillation (mean factor -0.68 [95% confidence interval (CI): -1.30, -0.07], -0.14 [95% CI: -0.22, -0.05]; and odds ratio 0.57 [95% CI: 0.33, 0.96], respectively). During the follow-up (median 284 [25th, 75th percentile: 198, 431] days), individuals with homoarginine levels in the highest tertile had fewer incident events compared with patients in the lowest homoarginine tertile independent of traditional risk factors (hazard ratio 0.22 [95% CI: 0.08, 0.63]). A lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation and a reduced cIMT pinpointed potential underlying pathomechanisms.

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acute strokeatrial fibrillationcarotid intima-media thicknesshomoargininetransient ischemic attack

Identifiers

PMID37511965
PMCPMC10381763
OpenAlexW4384931629

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