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Serum Albumin as a Potential Predictor of Pneumonia after an Acute Ischemic Stroke

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27

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2020

Year

Xue Yang, Lu Wang, Lukai Zheng, Jiongxing Wu, Junfeng Liu, Zilong Hao, Shihong Zhang, Bo Wu, Ming Liu, Deren Wang
Current Neurovascular Research

Abstract

Low serum albumin levels may be independent predictors of pneumonia in patients with AIS, especially in mild stroke. In fact, the risk of pneumonia may vary inversely with albumin level.