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Differences in the outcome of patients with TIA versus minor stroke
Author(s) -
Eriksson S.E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb04030.x
Subject(s) - minor stroke , amaurosis fugax , stroke (engine) , medicine , aspirin , cerebral infarction , blood pressure , surgery , stenosis , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
In the Swedish aspirin low dose trial (SALT) 101 patients were enrolled from the Department of Medicine, Falun. 42 patients had experienced TIA/amaurosis fugax, whereas 59 patients had suffered a minor stroke/retinal infarction. History of hypertension treated or known untreated occurred statistically more frequently in the minor stroke group at randomisation (P<0.01) and the mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was higher in the minor stroke group during the observation time (P<0.05; ANOVA). The minor stroke group had less favourable outcomes according to survival curves (stroke or death) during a mean observation time of 34 months in each group (P<0.05 at 29 months). The findings of the present trial suggest that hypertension and the higher mean DBP during the observation time might explain the better outcome of end points of stroke or death in patients with TIA.