Ziyi Zhou, Nan Zhang, Yun Song, Lishun Liu, Jianping Li, Yan Zhang, Yong Huo, Xiangyi Liu, Yong Duan, Binyan Wang, Hao Zhang, Huiyuan Guo, Xianhui Qin, Xiaobin Wang, Xiping Xu
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the association of serum L-carnitine with first stroke and explore potential effect modifiers. METHODS: This is a nested, case-control study drawn from the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial among rural Chinese adults with hypertension, including 557 first stroke cases and 557 age-matched, sex-matched, treatment group-matched, and residence-matched controls. Serum L-carnitine was measured by liquid chromatography with tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry...
October 2022: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation