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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Potential Predictive Value of Platelet Distribution Width for Functional Outcome After Ischemic Stroke.

Tong Shen, Junfen Fan, Yangmin Zheng, Yumin Luo, Ping Liu

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tong ShenInstitute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
Junfen FanInstitute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
Yangmin ZhengInstitute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
Yumin LuoInstitute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China. yumin111@ccmu.edu.cn.
Ping LiuInstitute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China. heliu1056@163.com.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation No. 7222083National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82371306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complete blood cell count (CBC) is the most common and readily available laboratory test in clinical practice. The relationships of some CBC indices with ischemic stroke have been reported in observational studies; however, the causal direction is not specified. This study aimed to explore the causal relationships between CBC indices and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 3 months after ischemic stroke. Genetic associations of 22 blood cell traits were obtained from the UK Biobank database (n = 350,475). The outcome data for ischemic stroke were obtained from the Genetic Ischemic Stroke Functional Outcome (GISCOME) network (n = 6021). We implemented two-sample Mendelian randomization (TSMR) and several complementary analyses to assess the causal association between blood traits and unfavorable outcome (3-month mRS > 2). The clinical cohort was validated based on the results of the MR analysis. TSMR result indicated causal association between genetically determined platelet distribution width (PDW) and adverse functional outcome after ischemic stroke (OR 1.48; 95% CI 1.13-1.95; p = 0.005). Complementary analyses showed negligible causal effect of genetic variants on stroke subtypes. In cohort study (n = 351), higher level of PDW was observed in the unfavorable outcome group. However, the multivariable logistic regression analysis failed to identify the improvement in predictive performance of stroke outcomes by adding PDW to the prediction model. Further correlation analysis revealed that PDW is positively correlated with serum glucose levels, and the level of PDW in the non-thrombolysed group was significantly higher than that in the thrombolysis group, indicating that PDW may be involved in stroke prognosis in an indirect way.

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Blood PlateletsBrain IschemiaIschemic StrokeRecovery of FunctionAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisTreatment OutcomeComplete blood cell countFunctional outcomeIschemic strokeMendelian randomization

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