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What are the incidence and risk factors for cerebral infarction in Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction?
What are the incidence and risk factors for cerebral infarction in Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction?
In Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction, the incidence of cerebral infarction during initial hospitalization was 5.0%, highlighting anterior wall MI and prior cerebrovascular disease as key risk factors.
May support closer monitoring in high-risk AMI subgroups; extends Western data to Japanese cohorts but leaves prevention strategies open.
The incidence and risk factors for cerebral infarction in Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction were evaluated. Seven (5.0%) of 140 patients with acute myocardial infarction suffered from cerebral infarction during their initial hospitalization. The incidence was slightly higher than those reported in Western countries. Anterior wall myocardial infarction and a past history of cerebrovascular disease were considered to be probable risk factors for the complication. A beneficial effect of anticoagulant therapy in preventing cerebral infarction in cases of acute myocardial infarction with those risk factors is suggested.
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Nakaoka et al. (1989) studied this question.
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