Thicker carotid intima-media thickness and increased plasma VEGF levels suffered by post-acute thrombotic stroke patients.

Int J Gen Med · 2016 · PMC5167469 · PMID 28008280

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17 Even so, the descriptive statistical analysis showed a trend of increased VEGF in patients with a history of diabetes mellitus (212.28 ± 101.93 pg/mL) compared to patients without a history of diabetes (167.54 ± 91.53 pg/mL).

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