Hepatocyte Growth Factor Is Positively Associated With Risk of Stroke

• DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014172
• Publication Date: 2016-10-12T02:00:00Z
• Authors: Elizabeth J. Bell; Nicholas B. Larson; Paul A. Decker; James S. Pankow; Michael Y. Tsai; Naomi Q. Hanson; Christina L. Wassel; W.T. Longstreth; Suzette J. Bielinski
• Keywords: Stroke

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is positively associated with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke risk factors. However, understanding the relation between HGF in its infancy. Therefore, we sought to examine association of circulating incident using data from MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study Atherosclerosis). We hypothesized that would be an increased stroke.