TY - JOUR
T1 - Stroke recurrence within 2 years after ischemic infarction
AU - Hier, D. B.
AU - Foulkes, M. A.
AU - Swiontoniowski, M.
AU - Sacco, R. L.
AU - Gorelick, P. B.
AU - Mohr, J. P.
AU - Price, T. R.
AU - Wolf, P. A.
PY - 1991/2
Y1 - 1991/2
N2 - We prospectively studied stroke recurrence in 1,273 patients with ischemic stroke who were entered into the Stroke Data Bank. Median follow-up was 13 months. The 2-year cumulative recurrence rate among these patients was 14.1%. Age, sex, race, history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or transient ischemic attacks, and stroke location were not associated with a higher risk of stroke recurrence. Patients with an elevated blood pressure, an abnormal initial computed tomogram, or a history of diabetes mellitus were at a higher risk of stroke recurrence. In contrast, patients with an infarct of unknown cause were at a lower risk of stroke recurrence than patients with a denned stroke mechanism, such as lacune, embolism, or atherosclerosis. Amultivaria te model suggests that patients at the lowest risk for stroke recurrence have a low diastolic blood pressure, no history of stroke, no history of diabetes mellitus, and an infarct of unknown cause.
AB - We prospectively studied stroke recurrence in 1,273 patients with ischemic stroke who were entered into the Stroke Data Bank. Median follow-up was 13 months. The 2-year cumulative recurrence rate among these patients was 14.1%. Age, sex, race, history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or transient ischemic attacks, and stroke location were not associated with a higher risk of stroke recurrence. Patients with an elevated blood pressure, an abnormal initial computed tomogram, or a history of diabetes mellitus were at a higher risk of stroke recurrence. In contrast, patients with an infarct of unknown cause were at a lower risk of stroke recurrence than patients with a denned stroke mechanism, such as lacune, embolism, or atherosclerosis. Amultivaria te model suggests that patients at the lowest risk for stroke recurrence have a low diastolic blood pressure, no history of stroke, no history of diabetes mellitus, and an infarct of unknown cause.
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U2 - 10.1161/01.STR.22.2.155
DO - 10.1161/01.STR.22.2.155
M3 - Article
C2 - 2003278
AN - SCOPUS:0025975917
SN - 0039-2499
VL - 22
SP - 155
EP - 161
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
IS - 2
ER -