Time interval between first ever and recurrent stroke in a population hospitalized for second stroke: A retrospective study
Neurology Asia
;
: 209-216, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-625383
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The survivors of first-ever stroke are at a high risk of recurrent stroke. The time interval between first-ever stroke and first recurrence of stroke, however, have not been well studied. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the time interval between first-ever and first recurrence of stroke and the risk factors of stroke that were related to the length of time interval.Methods:
Patients admitted in our hospitals during 2014 with first recurrence of stroke were included in the study. A total of 377 patients were enrolled and a standardized questionnaire was used to collect data in this retrospective study.Results:
The mean time interval among all the subjects was 58.42 months (median, 36.01 months; range 0.16months to 455.98months). The mean time interval was shorter in hemorrhagic stroke group (56.78 months) than in ischemic stroke group (58.75 months), but the difference was not significant (p=0.819). The median of time interval was similar in the two groups. The associated risk factors to the length of time interval were age over 60 years, subtype of first-ever stroke, the length of history of hypertension. Age was the only associated risk factor to the time interval among patients with first recurrence of hemorrhagic stroke.Conclusion:
Factors associated with the time interval are different among different types of recurrent stroke. This provides the basis for preventive treatment for recurrent stroke after their first-ever stroke
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stroke
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurology Asia
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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