Serum lipids in stroke patients

Total cholesterol [TC], high denity Iipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], low density lipoprotein cholesterol] [LDL-C], triglycerides [TG], apoprotein A [APO-A-l] and apo protein B [APO-B] were determined in sera of 97 stroke patients and 51 healthy subjects of comparable age and sex as a control group. In stroke patients the concentration of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and apoprotein B increased significantly compared to control subjects, whereas high density lipoprotein cholesterol and apoprotein A significantly decreased. These findings that such patients are at a high risk for atherosclerosis which forms an important underlying factor in stroke