Proinflammatory protein signatures in cryptogenic and large artery atherosclerosis stroke

Objectives The cause of ischemic stroke remains unknown, cryptogenic, in 25% of young and middle-aged patients. We hypothesized that if atherosclerosis is prominent in cryptogenic stroke, it would have a similar proinflammatory protein signature as large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) stroke. Materials & Methods Blood was collected in the acute phase and after 3 months from cryptogenic (n = 162) and LAA (n = 73) stroke patients aged 18–69 years...