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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Singapura
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Fatores de Tempo
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Epidemiologia
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Prevalência
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Taxa de Sobrevida
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Análise de Regressão
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Fatores de Risco
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Ano de publicação:
2008
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