Open AccessIschemic stoke in the elderly
Author(s) -
Birsen İnce
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
türk kardiyoloji derneği arşivi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1016-5169
DOI - 10.5543/tkda.2017.78242
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , medicine , affect (linguistics) , gerontology , psychological intervention , ischemic stroke , population ageing , population , elderly people , demography , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , ischemia , mechanical engineering , communication , sociology , engineering
Stroke can affect individuals of any age but mostly occurs in elderly people. For each decade after the age of 55 years, the stroke rates doubles in both men and women. Worldwide, the aging of the population increases the importance of primary and secondary prevention interventions for stroke among the elderly group.