- Record: found
- Abstract: found
- Article: not found
Eosinophil Cationic Protein, Carotid Plaque, and Incidence of Stroke.
Johannes Sundström
1 ,
Martin Söderholm
1 ,
Yan Borné
1 ,
Jan Nilsson
1 ,
Margaretha Persson
1 ,
Gerd Östling
1 ,
Olle Melander
1 ,
Marju Orho-Melander
1 ,
Gunnar Engström
2
October 2017
Read this article at
There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.
Abstract
ECP (eosinophil cationic protein) is a marker of eosinophil activity and degranulation, which has been linked to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We examined the relationship between ECP, carotid plaque, and incidence of stroke in a prospective population-based cohort.