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The main end point of the study is whether any of the polymorphisms (the β-fibrinogen polymorphisms C148T, G448A, and G455A and the platelet GP polymorphisms GPIa C807T, GPIbα HPA-2 and VNTR, and GPIIb/IIIa P1A) are associated with ischemic stroke.
These dimensions have been assessed in the modern era of stroke clinical trials by clinical criteria at the bedside, usually aided by the exclusion of cerebral hemorrhage or other non-ischemic pathology by non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan as the only imaging tool required.
Additionally, we have given careful attention to appropriate selection of controls [ 27 ] . The controls are concurrently enrolled at the same centers as are the patients, and controls are also screened for a medical history of stroke or transient ischemic attack and for the presence of symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attack which may have occurred in the absence of a corresponding medical history.
However, using carotid atherosclerosis as an intermediate phenotype for ischemic stroke also has limitations.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in adults.