Hypertriglyceridemia predicts good neurological outcome after mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel disease
Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Department of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Department of Transplantology and Mechanical Circulatory Support, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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