Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke in a Russian Community

Abstract

Background and Purpose-This study was conducted to determine the risk factors for ischemic stroke in a defined Russian population. Methods-Our data are based on a population-based case-control study of 237 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke and 237 age-and sex-matched controls. Logistic regression methods for matched pairs were used to estimate the relative risk for the variables studied. Results-In a multivariate analysis, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiography, ischemic heart disease, mitral valve disease, current cigarette smoking, and high body mass index were significant and independent risk factors for ischemic stroke in this Russian community. Conclusions-The significant risk factors for ischemic stroke in Novosibirsk are similar to those from other populations and cohorts. This study, the first of stroke risk factors in Russia, has implications for clinical practice and the planning of stroke prevention in the population. (Stroke. 1998;29:34-39.)

Efficacy of Mā-Ul-Ūsool, Mus'hil-E-Balgham and Inkibāb With Marzanjosh in Management of Post- Stroke Disability With Respect to Adl: A Black Box Study

“…As a result, set of neural patterns are changed with rearrangement of underlying neural circuits 22,23 Risk factors such as alcoholism, smoking, diabetes mellitus and TIA were found as 24%, 17%, 14% and 10% respectively. The observed data strengthens the causal associations of these major risk factors with stroke 1,18 which is in coincidence with the findings of Feigin et al 24 and Almani et al 25 Ingredients of Ma-ul-Usool, especially Beekh-e-Karafs, Beekhe-Izkhar, Badyan, Beekh-e-Badyan, Beekh-e-Kibr, Aslas'soos and Khardal possess pharmacological actions like resolvent, morcellator, attenuant, phlegmatic concoctive, deobstruent, phlegmatic purgative, brain and nerve tonic. The Nuskha Mus'hil-e-Balgham contains Turbud, Barg-e-Sana, Khayar Shambar, Roghan Zard, and Ustukhudoos.…”

Stroke: Frequency of Risk Factors in Patients Admitted at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad/Jamshoro

“…24,25 Risk of stroke can be reduced by at least 38% with control of hypertension 26 . Stroke risk mainly depends on the quality of blood pressure control as evidenced by studies from UK and Netherlands 27,28 The frequency of hypertension in our patients was 59% which was similar to 60% and 62% as reported in other studies 29,30 and lower to 72% and 85% as reported by Sacco et al 31 and Feigin et al 32 respectively. The proportion of diabetes mellitus in our patients was 29% which is more than 20% as reported by Jorgensen et al 33 but lower to 41% reported by Awada et al 34 .…”

Hypertension and clusters of risk factors in different stroke subtypes (an analysis of Hungarian patients via Budapest Stroke Data Bank)

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