Infection, inflammation, and cerebrovascular ischemia

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Abstract
Inflammatory parameters and vascular diseases and risk factors. The leukocyte count is positively associated with the risk for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction.1,2 The granulocyte count appears to contribute mainly to such elevated risk. A recent epidemiologic study found that the monocyte count also correlated with an increased risk for myocardial ischemia.3 High plasma fibrinogen levels are a risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction(MI).4 Moreover, several serum glycoproteins, mostly acute-phase reactants, were shown to be correlated with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis.5