Obesity and Recurrent Vascular Risk After a Recent Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

Bruce Ovbiagele | Zendy; Philip M. Bath | Zendy; Otto W. Witte | Zendy; Richard Vinisko | Zendy; HansChristoph Diener | Zendy

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Obesity and Recurrent Vascular Risk After a Recent Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Bruce Ovbiagele,

Philip M. Bath,

Otto W. Witte,

Richard Vinisko,

HansChristoph Diener

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.624957

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , overweight , obesity , body mass index , risk factor , confounding , vascular disease , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering

Although obesity is an established risk factor for the occurrence of a primary stroke, little is known about the impact of baseline obesity on recurrent vascular risk among patients with recently symptomatic cerebrovascular disease. We evaluated the association of obesity with future vascular risk in patients with a recent history of stroke.

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