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Reports from University of Benin, Department of Medicine add new data to research in life sciences

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, October 7th, 2008

New investigation results, 'Serum lipids in patients with stroke--a cross-sectional case-control study,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of the National Medical Association. According to a study from Benin-City, Nigeria, "Vascular disease remains the prime contributor to the pathogenesis of stroke, but dyslipidemia has not been clearly established as a risk factor for stroke the same way it has been for coronary artery disease. There is no case-controlled study on the contribution of serum lipids to stroke in Nigerians."

"This study aimed at assessing the possibility of serum lipids as risk factor for stroke in Nigerian patients. The demography,...

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