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Meta-Analysis
. 2021 Aug;51(8):e13558.
doi: 10.1111/eci.13558. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

A systematic review of the correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine, carotid atherosclerosis and ischaemic stroke

Zhen Qin  1 , Lisha Tang  1 , Qianyi Huang  1 , Yan Chen  1 , Wei Zhong  1 , Xiangqi Tang  1
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Meta-Analysis

A systematic review of the correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine, carotid atherosclerosis and ischaemic stroke

Zhen Qin et al. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and the risk of ischaemic stroke and carotid atherosclerosis in adults.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and other databases for relevant studies on serum ADMA and ischaemic stroke or carotid atherosclerosis, which were published from December 1980 to December 2019. The quality of the included studies was evaluated according to the Cochrane system evaluation standard. The difference in serum ADMA level between ischaemic stroke and control group was selected as the effect size (standardized mean difference, SMD). The pooled analysis was performed using Review Manager (V.5.3).

Results: According to the selection criteria, thirteen studies were included in the meta-analysis after screening. Nine studies compared ADMA levels between the ischaemic stroke group and healthy control group, involving a total of 1315 and 880 subjects in the two groups, respectively. Pooled effect sizes were calculated using the random-effects model due to the high heterogeneity (I2 = 93%, P < .00001). The level of serum ADMA in patients with ischaemic stroke was significantly higher than that in healthy people (SDM = 0.69, 95% CI [0.32, 1.06], P = .0002). Seven of the thirteen articles compared ADMA levels between the carotid arteriosclerosis group and the healthy control group, with 559 and 330 subjects in the two groups, respectively. The random-effects model was applied due to the high heterogeneity (I2 = 91%, P < .00001). The level of serum ADMA in patients with carotid arteriosclerosis was significantly higher than that in healthy people (SDM = 1.03, 95% CI [0.49, 1.57], P = .0002).

Conclusion: The serum ADMA may be related to ischaemic stroke, and it is a risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis.

Keywords: asymmetric dimethylarginine; carotid atherosclerosis; ischaemic stroke; stroke.

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