Concomitant coronary artery disease among Asian ischaemic stroke patients
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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: 573-575, 2008.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-358773
ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death following ischaemic stroke. We aimed to study the prevalence and associations of concomitant CAD among ischaemic stroke patients in Singapore.</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS</b>We prospectively studied 2686 consecutive Asian ischaemic stroke patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CAD was prevalent among 24% of the study patients. Older age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, atrial fibrillation, large stroke and South Asian ethnicity were independently associated with CAD.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The variables found to be associated with CAD are known atherosclerotic risk factors (older age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia) or associations of cardioembolic stroke (atrial fibrillation, large stroke). The over-representation of South Asians with concomitant CAD is consistent with the high burden of CAD in this ethnic group.</p>
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Singapore
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Time Factors
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Brain Ischemia
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Survival Rate
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Prospective Studies
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Regression Analysis
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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