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Risk factors and subtypes of acute ischemic stroke

A study at King Fahd Hospital of the University

Azra Zafar, Fahd A. Al-Khamis, Aishah I. Al-Bakr, Abdulla A. Alsulaiman and Amir H. Msmar
Neurosciences Journal July 2016, 21 (3) 246-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.3.20150731
Azra Zafar
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Fahd A. Al-Khamis
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Aishah I. Al-Bakr
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Abdulla A. Alsulaiman
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Amir H. Msmar
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    Etiologic subtypes of ischemic stroke.

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    Mean age for males and females in different subtypes of stroke.

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    Table 1

    Frequencies and percentages of different risk factors for all ischemic strokes.

    Risk factorsFrequency(%)
    Hypertension268(78.1)
    Diabetes mellitus215(62.7)
    Hyperlipidemia188(54.8)
    Coronary artery disease83(24.2)
    Atrial fibrillation45(13.1)
    Past history of stroke35(10.2)
    Smoking25(7.2)
    Valvular heart disease8(2.3)
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    Distribution of risk factors among major categories of stroke.

    Risk factorSVOCELAA
    n (%)
    UndeterminedP-value
    Hypertension93 (84.0)60 (80.0)39 (78)69 (75.0)0.007
    Diabetes mellitus86 (78.1)47 (62.4)30 (60)50 (54.9)0.000
    Hyperlipidemia67 (61.9)36 (48.0)27 (54)52 (56.5)0.600
    Ischemic heart disease17 (15.4)40 (53.3)10 (20)15 (16.3)0.000
    History of stroke8 (7.2)13 (17.3)6 (12)6 (6.5)0.49
    • SVO - small vessel occlusion, CE - cardio embolic, LAA - large artery atherosclerosis

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