• Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Aug 2021

    Review Meta Analysis

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

    • Zhen Qin, Lisha Tang, Qianyi Huang, Yan Chen, Wei Zhong, and Xiangqi Tang.
    • Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
    • Eur. J. Clin. Invest. 2021 Aug 1; 51 (8): e13558.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and the risk of ischaemic stroke and carotid atherosclerosis in adults.MethodsWe 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).ResultsAccording 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).ConclusionThe serum ADMA may be related to ischaemic stroke, and it is a risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis.© 2021 Stichting European Society for Clinical Investigation Journal Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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