Open AccessIschemic stroke in the inhabitants of European north: the analysis of risk factors
Author(s) -
В. Н. Бутиков,
AM Zaslavsky,
Г. О. Пенина
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2010-16-4-373-377
Subject(s) - ischemic stroke , stroke (engine) , medicine , epidemiology , physical therapy , risk factor , cardiology , emergency medicine , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
4810 hospitalization cases of patients with stroke were analyzed, 3762 of them had ischemic stroke, and women were predominant. Among patients with ischemic type of stroke the largest number of patients were hospitalized during spring, however, differences by season were not significant. However, the majority of patients were admitted to the hospitals of the Komi republic in January. First place among the risk factors for ischemic stroke takes hypertension, and women are predominant among hypertensive subjects. However, patients with hypertension as well as those with other cardiovascular diseases are significantly older.